Mervyn vs Odoo
Odoo is a suite of business apps for the whole company. Mervyn is a work platform you put together yourself, with your own tools behind it.
Checked on 25 September 2026
In short
Odoo
A suite of open source business apps: CRM, sales, accounting, inventory, manufacturing, projects, planning, helpdesk, HR and more. With a free Community edition and an Enterprise edition.
Mervyn
A work platform where you choose which apps it contains: conversations, customers, sales, work and planning. With your own tools behind it, such as Microsoft 365, Google and your own phone line.
Features side by side
What's included
Per feature what Mervyn has and what the other has, according to their own website and documentation.
| Feature | Mervyn | Odoo |
|---|---|---|
| Customer contact | ||
| Shared inbox | Included | Included Discuss |
| Included | Included | |
| Calling in the app | Included | Included |
| Video calls | Included | Included Discuss |
| Microsoft Teams chat as a channel | Included | — |
| Knowledge base | Included | Included |
| Public help centre | Included | Included |
| Tickets | Partly As interactions | Included |
| Work and planning | ||
| Projects and tasks | Included | Included |
| Capacity planning and rosters | Included | Included |
| Time tracking | Included | Included |
| Calendar and appointments | Included | Included |
| Sales | ||
| CRM | Included | Included |
| Quotes | Included | Included |
| Invoices | Included | Included |
| Contracts | Included | Included Sign |
| Files | ||
| Edit docx and xlsx in the browser | Included | Partly Spreadsheets |
| AI | ||
| AI assistant | Included | Included |
| AI agents | Included | Included |
| Choose your own AI vendor | Included | — |
| Open | ||
| Your own SIP trunk | Included | Included |
| App store | Included | Included |
| Build your own apps | Included | Included Studio |
| Operations | ||
| Marketing automation | No | Included |
| Accounting | Coming soon | Included |
| Inventory | Coming soon | Included |
How to read the table
- Included
- Partly
- Partly, see the note
- Coming soon
- Being built
- No
- Not in Mervyn
- —
- Not found on their website or in their documentation (checked on 25 September 2026)
Credit where it's due
What Odoo does well
- The whole company in one suite, including accounting, inventory, manufacturing and HR.
- Open source: the Community edition is free.
- All apps for one price per user, in the Enterprise edition.
- Its own phone app with call flows and AI transcription.
The difference
Where the model differs
Odoo and Mervyn are both modular. The difference is in what's in the suite and what may sit behind it.
| Topic | Mervyn | Odoo |
|---|---|---|
| What it's about | The work around customers, projects and conversations. | The whole company, from accounting to inventory. |
| What you choose | Separate apps, ours, others' or your own. | Apps from the Odoo suite. |
| Tools behind it | Your own tool per app, such as Microsoft 365, Google, SharePoint or your own SIP trunk. | Odoo's own apps. |
| Accounting and inventory | Not yet. Accounting and inventory are coming soon. | Yes. |
| Open source | No. But open to your tools, your data and your own apps. | Yes, the Community edition. |
What fits you
Which fits you?
Choose Mervyn if
- Your accounting and inventory are already well sorted.
- You want to keep your own email, calendar and storage.
- Conversations with customers are a big part of the work.
Choose Odoo if
- You want one system for the whole company, including accounting and inventory.
- Open source matters to you.
- You're willing to move your work into Odoo's system.
Beside it or instead
You don't have to do it all at once
- 1
Start with conversations and customers
Switch on Inbox and Contacts and connect your email.
- 2
Add work and sales
Projects, planning, quotes and invoices when you're ready.
- 3
Keep what works
Accounting and inventory stay in the system you already have.
Questions
Mervyn vs Odoo
Is Mervyn open source like Odoo?
No. Mervyn's source code is not public. Mervyn is open to your tools, your data through the API and the SDK, and your own apps.
Does Mervyn do accounting?
Not yet. Mervyn has quotes and invoices, and accounting and inventory are coming soon.
Can I bring my data from Odoo?
Yes. The import brings your data into Mervyn, and in early access we help you with it.
Sources
This comparison was written by Mervyn. What we say about the other product comes from its own website; the sources are listed at the bottom. Something no longer right? Let us know and we'll correct it.
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