Zigaflow vs Odoo: every module exists, but you assemble it

Odoo has Sales, Purchase, Inventory, Invoicing, Project and Manufacturing for £18 per user a month, and it is genuinely cheaper than us - the cost shows up in assembling six apps, in margins that are off by default and read a static product cost rather than the purchase order, and in a UK delivery model built on partners.

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Cheap licence, assembled system

Odoo is the strongest competitor on this list and the honest comparison is not about capability. Everything you need is in there. The question is who does the assembling, and what the margin figure is actually reading. Every row below was checked against the vendor's own product and pricing pages on 10 September 2026. A cross means the capability is not described anywhere on those pages, not that we tested the product and it was missing. Prices are the ones published that day and several are promotional, so check them before you decide.

CRM - Pipeline
Acme CorpWon
Blue Sky PromotionsWon
Promo WorldWon
Operations
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Not connected

Margins are off by default

Odoo's own documentation says margins are not enabled by default: you turn on a Margins checkbox in Sales settings, and even then the columns stay hidden until you add them from the order-line column picker. Most buyers do not know the setting exists.

Your monthly tool stack
Base CRM50
Quoting add-on29
Invoicing module35
Supplier management28
Total/month142/mo

The margin reads the product cost, not the PO

Once enabled, Odoo computes margin as sale price minus the product's Cost field times quantity. That cost is a static field on the product, not the price on the purchase order you actually raised for this job - so on a job where the supplier quoted you something different, the margin is wrong.

Sales● Active
Pipeline14 deals
QuotesSent
Contacts
Operations
Jobs
Orders
Procurement

Six apps and a partner

Sales, Purchase, Inventory, Invoicing, Project and Manufacturing are separate apps you configure into a workflow. Odoo's UK route to market is 40 listed partners and a "Meet an advisor" button, so the licence is cheap and the implementation is the real cost.

Zigaflow vs Odoo

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FeatureZigaflowOdoo
Branded quote with line-level pricing✓✓
Sales order or job created from the accepted quote✓✓
Purchase order raised from that job✓✓
Supplier cost held on the quote line✓Product Cost field, not the PO price
Margin shown per line, live✓Off by default; enable Margins in Sales settings
Works order for the making or decorating step✓Go and above✓
Delivery note and dispatch record✓✓
Sales invoice✓✓
Native two-way sync with Xero or QuickBooks✓Odoo Accounting is the native path
Approval before a discounted quote goes out✓✓
Branded customer store or ordering portal✓Company Store add-on, £199/mo✓
Price for five users, as published on 10 September 2026£436/mo - Go at £199 with 2 users, plus 3 at £79£90/mo - Standard at £18/user, first 12 months; £115/mo after

Configured for one trade, not for every trade

QT-1089
Quote
Active
JB-0441
Order
Active
INV-312
Invoice
Active

The margin reads the purchase order

Zigaflow puts the supplier cost from the actual purchase order on the line. When your supplier reprices, the margin on the job moves with it - no product cost field to keep in step by hand.

All modules - no add-ons
Quotes
Invoicing
Jobs
Orders
Procurement
Inventory

One system, live in a week

Quotes, jobs, purchase orders, works orders, delivery notes and invoices come switched on and joined up. There is no app selection step and no partner statement of work.

Zigaflow EssentialsAll inclusive
£79/mo
CRM + full pipeline
All operations modules
Accounting integrations

Where Odoo is genuinely better

Odoo is cheaper per user, has far more modules - accounting, HR, POS, ecommerce, manufacturing - and can be extended in ways we cannot match. If you want one vendor for the whole company including the ledger, and you have someone to run the project, Odoo is a serious answer.

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See it configured, not assembled

Thirty minutes on your own job, with your supplier feed connected and margin on the line from the start.

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