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Recorded Wednesday 16 September 2026 · 45 minutes + Q&A

Odoo vs MYOB Acumatica: an honest comparison from the team that implements both

We compared the features of both platforms on one real business, showed where each one genuinely wins and where each one gets hard, and gave a way to work out which one fits your business. No winner decided in advance. We implement whichever one you choose, so our recommendation isn't made before we meet you. If you'd rather read first, the written version is our Odoo vs MYOB Acumatica comparison.

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  • Where the features of each platform genuinely win, and where each one gets hard
  • What each one demands from your own team during and after implementation
  • A decision framework to find which one is best for your business, the same afternoon

Bill Alvarez and Joshua McKernie, Auboros

Odoo Silver Partner MYOB Acumatica Partner Brisbane-based, serving Australia and New Zealand

Agenda

What the recording covers

  1. First 10 min

    The real question

    Why we can compare these two, then the reframe. Not "which licence is cheaper?" but "which one fits how we run, and what will it ask of our team?"

  2. 10 to 25 min

    Two different shapes, then each one honestly

    Odoo is broad by design and deliberately lean. MYOB Acumatica has fewer places to go, each deep in its vertical. Then where each one genuinely wins, and where each one gets hard.

  3. 25 to 35 min

    One business, both platforms

    A real Auboros delivery, anonymised, walked through on both platforms. Where the features fit, where they get hard, and what each platform asks of the team.

  4. 35 to 45 min

    Year one is not the whole story

    How each platform grows with the business out to year five, then the part most businesses underestimate: the hours, decisions and data work each platform asks of your own team.

  5. Then 15 min

    Which camp are you in, then your questions

    A decision framework you can hold up against your own business, then the live Q&A from the day.

The centrepiece

One business. Both platforms. Side by side.

Most comparisons list features. We took one real Australian business from our own client base, anonymised it, and walked it through both platforms the way we would in a real scoping exercise.

What we compare Odoo VS MYOB Acumatica
Where it fits best In the recording In the recording
Where it gets hard In the recording In the recording
What it asks of your team In the recording In the recording
What drives the cost In the recording In the recording

Neither column is the answer on its own. The framework for reading them against your own business is what you'll take away.

Prefer to read? Our Odoo vs MYOB Acumatica comparison covers the same ground in writing.

Your presenters

Two platforms, two specialists, one referee's whistle

The Odoo corner

Bill Alvarez

Director of the Odoo practice, Auboros

Bill has led Odoo implementations across distribution, manufacturing and services businesses on versions 15 through 19, and he argued Odoo's corner the way he scopes it for clients: strengths first, trade-offs included, weaknesses admitted.

The MYOB Acumatica corner

Joshua McKernie

MYOB Acumatica consultant, Auboros

Joshua works in the MYOB Acumatica practice, and he made the case for Acumatica's financial depth and ANZ localisation with the same rule: nothing claimed that we have not delivered.

Worth 45 minutes if

  • You're outgrowing Xero, MYOB AccountRight or spreadsheets and both of these platforms are on your shortlist
  • You're already on Odoo or MYOB Acumatica and want a straight answer on whether the grass is greener
  • You've had one platform quoted and want to sanity-check it against the alternative before you sign
  • You're the one who has to defend the ERP decision internally and needs a clear comparison, not adjectives

Probably not for you if

  • You need a payroll-only or accounting-only tool, this is a whole-of-business systems discussion
  • Your business runs fewer than 5 people, the economics we'll show start to matter from around that size

The referee

Why you can trust the referee

Most ERP comparisons are written by a partner who sells exactly one of the platforms. We implement both. Auboros is an official partner of both Odoo and MYOB Acumatica, based in Brisbane, with 15 verified references across 15+ live sites and 100% client retention. When we recommend a platform, it's because it fits the business in front of us, not because it's the only thing on our price list.

Odoo Silver Partner MYOB Acumatica Partner
Verified Odoo references
15
Live ERP sites delivered
15+
Users on our largest site
100+
Client retention rate
100%

Our Odoo practice Our MYOB Acumatica practice About Auboros

FAQ

Before you ask

How do I get the recording?

Fill in the form with your name and email. We email you the link to the recording, usually within one business day.

Is this a sales pitch?

No. It's the comparison we walk real clients through, done in public. There's no offer at the end, and the Q&A was open season on both platforms.

Do I need to have picked a platform already?

No, undecided is the ideal starting point. The decision framework in the last segment is designed for exactly that position.

What happens after I watch it?

Nothing, unless you want it to. If the recording raises questions specific to your business, you can book a free consultation with us and we'll go through them, on either platform.

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