Baobi or Odoo Enterprise?
The right choice for your trade and the number of people working with you.
Shopkeepers, very small organisations, entrepreneurs starting out
- Till, online shop, stock
- Wave, Orange Money, customer credit
- Senegalese payroll and returns
- Odoo 19 Community and verified OCA modules
SMEs and growing organisations
- Every Odoo app, versions 19 and 20
- Planning, signature, rental, Studio
- Advanced accounting and reports
- Publisher upgrades and support
Your trade, your size
Size = people working in the organisation. Tap a trade to see what each one brings.
| Retail | 1 to 4people | 5 to 10people | Over 10people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery, convenience store Beyond 2 or 3 stores or a central warehouse: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiTouch till, barcodes, stock and replenishment, expiry dates and lots, loyalty and promotions, capped customer credit, online shop, delivery zones Odoo Enterprise addsAdvanced multi-store POS, warehouse barcode app, Enterprise accounting reports | |||
Butcher, fishmonger, greengrocerDetailsWith BaobiSales by weight, expiry dates, losses and scrap, morning purchases, loyalty Odoo Enterprise addsConnected scale, quality control | |||
Clothing, fabrics, thrift, tailoringDetailsWith BaobiSize and colour variants, till, online shop with filters, returns, loyalty; workshop: simple manufacturing orders Odoo Enterprise addsAdvanced barcodes, PLM for collections | |||
Phones, electronics, ITDetailsWith BaobiSerial numbers and IMEI, till, repairs, warranties, returns, after-sales tickets Odoo Enterprise addsEnterprise Helpdesk with advanced SLAs, Enterprise field service | |||
Cosmetics, perfumeryDetailsWith BaobiTill, variants (size), online shop, loyalty, expiry dates Odoo Enterprise addsMarketing automation | |||
Hardware, building materialsDetailsWith BaobiTill, trade and retail price lists by quantity, units (bag, metre, carton), quotes, delivery Odoo Enterprise addsBarcode app, purchase planning | |||
| Pharmacy, parapharmacy Several counters and on-call shifts: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiTill, lots and expiry, locations, regulated prices (locked price list), customer credit Odoo Enterprise addsQuality, advanced traceability, regulatory reports | |||
Bookshop, stationery, toysDetailsWith BaobiTill, barcodes (ISBN), several suppliers, online shop, loyalty | |||
Appliances, furniture, decorationDetailsWith BaobiQuotes and deposits, scheduled delivery and assembly, warranties, till Odoo Enterprise addsTeam planning, electronic signature | |||
Car and motorbike partsDetailsWith BaobiTill, supplier references, multi-aisle stock, compatibility by brand, repair orders Odoo Enterprise addsBarcode app, Enterprise field service | |||
| Fuel station Network of stations: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiFuel and shop till, tank stock, fleet customer credit Odoo Enterprise addsIoT (pumps, payment terminals), multi-station consolidation | |||
Multi-service shop, money transfer, cybercaféDetailsWith BaobiService till, Wave, Orange Money and Free Money journals, commissions, till closings | |||
Online selling (social networks, website)DetailsWith BaobiOnline shop, WhatsApp catalogue, mobile payment, delivery zones and drivers, returns Odoo Enterprise addsMarketing automation, marketplaces | |||
| Food service and lodging | 1 to 4people | 5 to 10people | Over 10people |
| Restaurant, bar Several rooms or sites and team planning: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiFloor plan and tables, QR ordering at the table, kitchen tickets, recipes and food cost, tips, market purchases Odoo Enterprise addsKitchen display, staff planning, bookings | |||
Fast food, grill, delivery kitchen, food truckDetailsWith BaobiQuick till, QR and takeaway ordering, delivery zones and drivers, promotions, loyalty Odoo Enterprise addsKitchen display, self-order kiosks | |||
Bakery, pastryDetailsWith BaobiTill, morning production with recipes, cake orders with deposit, click and collect Odoo Enterprise addsProduction scheduling, quality | |||
CateringDetailsWith BaobiQuotes per guest, deposits, one project per event, linked purchases Odoo Enterprise addsTeam planning, contract signature | |||
Café, tea room, ice cream parlourDetailsWith BaobiTill, loyalty, QR at the table, online shop | |||
| Hotel, guesthouse, serviced flats Beyond about twenty rooms: Enterprise or a dedicated hotel system DetailsWith BaobiBookings, folios, housekeeping, hotel restaurant, bar till Odoo Enterprise addsOnline booking engine, planning, channel manager | |||
| Wholesale and distribution | 1 to 4people | 5 to 10people | Over 10people |
| Food wholesale Warehouse with pickers and scanners: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiOrders and delivery notes, wholesale and semi-wholesale prices by quantity, bag and carton units, credit limit, overdue, expiry, margin Odoo Enterprise addsBarcode app, forecasts and scheduling, Enterprise reports | |||
Building materialsDetailsWith BaobiQuotes, truck delivery (zones, drivers), bulk stock in units, prices by quantity, customer credit Odoo Enterprise addsDelivery planning, barcodes | |||
| Import and distribution Several depots and a sales team: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiImports with landed costs, true cost price, several currencies, price lists, commissions Odoo Enterprise addsSupply planning, quality at receipt, consolidation | |||
Drinks, water, gasDetailsWith BaobiRounds and drivers, deposits (returnable packaging), prices by quantity, depot till Odoo Enterprise addsRound planning, IoT | |||
Agricultural collection, inputs, livestock, cooperativeDetailsWith BaobiPurchases from producers, stock in bags and tonnes, wholesale, shares and members Odoo Enterprise addsQuality, PLM; nothing agriculture-specific at Odoo either | |||
Pharma, cosmetics, electronics wholesaleDetailsWith BaobiLots and expiry, serial numbers, prices by quantity, customer credit Odoo Enterprise addsQuality, advanced traceability | |||
| Services | 1 to 4people | 5 to 10people | Over 10people |
Consulting, engineering office, law or accounting firmDetailsWith BaobiQuote templates, billable timesheets, projects, expenses, deposits, document management, knowledge base Odoo Enterprise addsElectronic signature, Enterprise Documents and Knowledge, planning | |||
Repair shop, garage, workshopDetailsWith BaobiRepair orders, parts and labour, customer vehicles, warranties, till Odoo Enterprise addsEnterprise field service, planning | |||
Beauty, hairdressing, spa, wellnessDetailsWith BaobiAppointments and resource booking, timed services, till, loyalty, retail products Odoo Enterprise addsEnterprise online appointments, staff planning | |||
| Construction, tradesman, electrician, plumber Several simultaneous sites with crews: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiLabour and materials quotes, deposits, field service orders, purchases per site, projects Odoo Enterprise addsTeam planning, signature, advanced timesheets | |||
| Cleaning, security guards, maintenance Team planning is the weak point: Enterprise from 10 staff DetailsWith BaobiRecurring contracts, scheduled recurring interventions, automatic monthly invoicing Odoo Enterprise addsStaff planning | |||
Transport, delivery, ride-hailing, chauffeured vehiclesDetailsWith BaobiFleet, fuel, maintenance, invoiced rides, drivers, zones Odoo Enterprise addsPlanning, IoT, rental | |||
| Equipment rental Pure rental belongs to Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiRecurring invoicing and stock; no real rental management Odoo Enterprise addsEnterprise Rental app: bookings, returns, penalties | |||
| Training centre, driving school Full school administration: Enterprise or a dedicated education system DetailsWith BaobiSessions (events), registrations and online payment, e-learning, attendance sheets Odoo Enterprise addsEnterprise appointments, advanced surveys, signature | |||
IT, digital, web agencyDetailsWith BaobiQuotes, projects and timesheets, tickets with SLAs, recurring maintenance contracts Odoo Enterprise addsEnterprise Helpdesk, planning, subscriptions | |||
Photo, video, events, communicationDetailsWith BaobiQuote templates, deposits, projects, calendar, invoices Odoo Enterprise addsSignature, planning, social marketing | |||
Printing, advertising, signageDetailsWith BaobiQuotes with variants (size, quantity), simple manufacturing, deposits, delivery Odoo Enterprise addsWork orders and quality, PLM | |||
| Real estate: agency, property management Large portfolios and condominiums: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiRecurring rents and charges, tenants and owners, receipts, property pipeline, document management Odoo Enterprise addsEnterprise CRM, signature, Documents, subscriptions | |||
| Health: medical or dental practice, nursing Clinic: dedicated medical software, Odoo for management only DetailsWith BaobiAppointments, services, invoices and payments, consumables stock Odoo Enterprise addsOnline appointments, planning; nothing medical at Odoo either | |||
Gym, club, activitiesDetailsWith BaobiRecurring memberships, members, till, events Odoo Enterprise addsEnterprise subscriptions, online appointments | |||
Travel agency, tourismDetailsWith BaobiQuotes and deposits, services, tours (events), commissions Odoo Enterprise addsPlanning, subscriptions | |||
| Freight forwarding, logistics, goods transport | 1 to 4people | 5 to 10people | Over 10people |
| Freight forwarder, customs broker Beyond about twenty files a day and several agents: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiOne file = one project, fees and re-invoiced disbursements, landed costs, payment terms, document management Odoo Enterprise addsEnterprise Documents and signature, consolidated reports | |||
| Logistics, third-party warehousing Scanned warehouse: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiLocations and stock owners, inventories, recurring storage invoicing Odoo Enterprise addsBarcode app, planning, quality | |||
Freight, road haulage, removals, parcelsDetailsWith BaobiFleet and drivers, rides and rounds, quotes, delivery tracking Odoo Enterprise addsPlanning, IoT, GPS | |||
| Production and crafts | 1 to 4people | 5 to 10people | Over 10people |
Workshop: tailoring, carpentry, metalwork, soap makingDetailsWith BaobiBills of materials and manufacturing orders, material purchases, cost price, till or quotes Odoo Enterprise addsWork orders, work centres, quality, PLM | |||
| Agro-processing (juice, cereals, oil) Industrial plant: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiManufacturing with lots and expiry, purchases from producers, wholesale and retail Odoo Enterprise addsQuality, scheduling, advanced traceability | |||
| Associations and groups | 1 to 4people | 5 to 10people | Over 10people |
| Association, NGO, foundation Multi-country consolidation: Enterprise DetailsWith BaobiMembers and dues, donation receipts, one project per donor with analytic budget, events, mailing, no VAT Odoo Enterprise addsMarketing automation, Documents, signature | |||
Economic interest group, cooperative, women's groupDetailsWith BaobiShares and members, group sales, till, dues | |||
Tontine, mutual fund, solidarity fundDetailsWith BaobiPeriodic contributions, WhatsApp reminders, till and mobile money journals, receipts | |||
Sports club, religious association, parents' associationDetailsWith BaobiDues, events and ticketing, members, donations |
No trade matches. Tell us yours: we will give you a straight answer.
Two organisations of the same size may have different needs: the flagged line says what tips the balance towards Odoo Enterprise. Odoo's “industry packages” are Enterprise-only; Baobi relies on verified OCA community modules.
App by app
What Odoo Enterprise offers, and what Baobi has as a free equivalent.
- AppointmentsAppointment booking, resource booking, booking link
resource_booking (OCA) - SubscriptionsRecurring invoices: rents, dues, maintenance
contract, subscription_oca (OCA) - Field ServiceService orders, teams, vehicles, recurrence, sales
fieldservice (OCA, 34 modules) - HelpdeskTickets, teams, SLAs, customer portal
helpdesk_mgmt (OCA) - QualityControl points and tests
quality_control_oca (OCA) - DocumentsDocument management: folders, files, rights
dms (OCA) - KnowledgeInternal documentation pages
document_page, document_knowledge (OCA) - Hotel (industry package)Bookings, folios, housekeeping, restaurant
hotel, hotel_reservation, hotel_housekeeping, hotel_restaurant (OCA) - Returns and warrantiesGoods returns, warranties
rma, rma_sale, product_warranty (OCA) - PayrollFull Senegalese payroll: IPRES, CSS, income tax, payslips, returns
Senedoo payroll add-ons + payroll (OCA) - Accounting reportsGeneral ledger, trial balances, SYSCOHADA statements, VAT
Senedoo reports + account_financial_report, mis_builder (OCA) - CommissionsSales and referral commissions
sale_commission_oca (OCA) - Barcode (warehouse app)Scanning at the till and at receipt; no dedicated warehouse app
Community barcodes + product_multi_barcode (OCA) - Restaurant and table orderingFloor plan, QR at the table, kitchen tickets
pos_restaurant, pos_self_order (Community) - Loyalty and promotionsCards, points, promo codes
loyalty, pos_loyalty, sale_loyalty (Community)
- PlanningStaff schedules by role and shift
- RentalEquipment booking, returns, late penalties
- SignOnline signature of quotes and contracts
- StudioCustom fields, screens and reports without code
- Internet of Things (IoT)Scales, fiscal printers, pumps, payment terminals
- PLM and master production scheduleBill of materials versions, master production schedule
- Work orders and work centresManufacturing operations tracked per work centre
- Marketing automationAutomated multi-step campaigns
- Social marketingSocial media publishing and tracking
- Paid online appointmentsOnline booking with payment
- Kitchen display, kiosksKitchen display screens, self-order kiosks
- Enterprise AccountingAutomatic bank reconciliation, assets, budgets, automatic follow-ups
- Odoo mobile app, publisher supportUpgrades and support by Odoo
Modules verified present and installable on Odoo 19 as of 6 October 2026. Odoo 20 was released in September 2026: Odoo Enterprise 20 is available now; community modules follow over the coming months and Baobi will move to 20 once they are ready.
Not sure?
Tell us your trade and your size: we will give you a straight answer.