Odoo vs Sevdesk (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Odoo if

• Fits if you want double-entry books with your whole team in them and no other Odoo app
• Works for businesses that need their country's taxes and e-invoicing set up for them

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you add a second app, as every user then pays per month, your accountant included
• Watch out: the advertised paid prices last 12 months, then renew at $31.10 or $61 a user a month, billed yearly
• Skip it if you want something to learn in an afternoon: it's a big system, and implementation help is sold separately
• Tight if you scan lots of bills or send texts, since both use credits bought on top
• Pricey if you need the API, Studio or several companies on a paid plan, as they all mean Custom at $61 a user a month

Pick Sevdesk if

• Fits if you're a German freelancer who must send e-invoices
• Works for small businesses that share books with a tax adviser through DATEV

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're on Free: 3 invoices a month
• Not for you if you're outside Germany and Austria, since it's built around German tax rules
• Pricey if you want bookkeeping and bank connection: Accounting is €25.90 a month, Accounting Pro €34.90
• Watch out: marketplace integrations may carry partner fees outside the plan price

Odoo

• Odoo is a wider suite: a second app moves you to a paid plan priced per user for every app, and on paid plans Studio or several companies mean Custom.
• The advertised prices are a 12-month discount for the users first ordered; plans then renew at $31.10 or $61 a user a month, billed yearly.
• Every backend user pays, including an outside accountant and staff who log expenses; limited-access employees can be $8.90 Light Users via an advisor.
• Not included: implementation services, Odoo.sh hosting, and in-app credits for text messages and AI bill scanning.

Sevdesk

• Built around German tax rules; the page says included features vary by country, with versions for Germany and Austria.
• The Free plan stops at 3 invoices or e-invoices a month.
• Prices shown are monthly-billed and exclude VAT; 12 and 24-month terms are offered at 25% and 50% off.
• Marketplace integrations may carry partner fees that are not part of the plan price.

Odoo

Bank synchronization

Connects to more than 28,000 banks worldwide, and Odoo says AI matching reconciles about 95% of transactions automatically.

Bill and receipt capture

AI reads vendor bills and expense photos taken on the mobile app. The scanning uses in-app purchase credits sold apart from the plans.

Invoices and follow-ups

Unlimited invoices and bills, with scheduled reminders for late payers by email, post or text message.

Country setups and e-invoicing

Charts of accounts, taxes, reports and electronic invoicing formats such as Peppol are preconfigured by country.

Reports and deferrals

Real-time financial reports that can be annotated and exported, plus deferred revenue and expense entries.

Rest of the suite

Paid plans add every other Odoo app, including sales, purchase, expenses, inventory, CRM, HR and point of sale.

Sevdesk

E-invoices and quotes

Create invoices, quotes and delivery notes in your own layout, with ZUGFeRD and XRechnung e-invoice formats from the Free plan.

Receipt capture

Scan receipts with the mobile app or upload them; the system suggests a booking category and matches them to bank transactions.

Advance VAT returns

Prepare the advance VAT return and send it to the tax office through the ELSTER interface from the Accounting plan.

Bank connection

Connect online banking, which the page says supports more than 4,000 banks, and match payments to invoices.

Tax adviser access

A DATEV and ADDISON interface and direct account access let a tax adviser work on the data.

Reminders and dunning

Send payment reminders from the Invoicing plan and run multi-level dunning notices from the Accounting plan.

Odoo

• One App Free$0

  One app, such as Accounting, for unlimited users and several companies, hosted on Odoo Online.

• Odoo Community$0

  The open-source edition, which you host yourself. It includes Invoicing and payments but not the full Accounting app.

• Standard$31.10

  per user / month, billed annually ($38.90 billed monthly)

  Advertised at $24.90 a user a month billed yearly, or $31.10 monthly, for the first 12 months. Every Odoo app on Odoo Online.

• Custom$61

  per user / month, billed annually ($76.20 billed monthly)

  Advertised at $49 billed yearly, or $61.10 monthly, for the first 12 months. Adds multi-company, Studio, agentic AI, the API and self-hosting.

Sevdesk

• Free€0.00

  Up to 3 invoices or e-invoices a month in ZUGFeRD and XRechnung formats, unlimited contacts.

• Invoicing€12.90

  per month, billed monthly, excl. VAT

  Unlimited invoices and quotes, payment reminders, DATEV interface, tax adviser access and support.

• Accounting€25.90

  per month, billed monthly, excl. VAT

  Adds bookkeeping, AI receipt capture, bank connection, advance VAT returns, EÜR and trial balance.

• Accounting Pro€34.90

  per month, billed monthly, excl. VAT

  For automating bookkeeping and watching the business in real time; extends the Accounting plan.

Odoo

• Other savings

  First-year discount on Standard and Custom

  For 12 months, Standard costs $24.90 a user a month billed yearly ($31.10 monthly) and Custom $49 ($61.10 monthly), for the users first ordered.

• Annual discount

  Save with yearly billing

  Yearly billing lists Standard at $31.10 a user a month instead of $38.90, and Custom at $61 instead of $76.20.

Sevdesk

• Annual discount

  25% off a 12-month term, 50% off 24 months

  The pricing section offers 12-month and 24-month terms marked as 25% and 50% cheaper than paying month to month.