pinky07's comments

On: Open-source alternatives to popular B2B tools

[pinky07]

You mentioned Odoo in CRM, but Odoo has apps in a lot of extra categories (that are not yet listed): - ERP: https://odoo.com (alternative to Ms. Dynamics, SAP) - Website Builder: https://www.odoo.com/app/website (alternative to Wix, SquareSpace) - POS: https://www.odoo.com/app/point-of-sale-shop (alternative to VendHQ, LightSpeed) - Kanban & Project: https://www.odoo.com/app/project - Human Resources / HR: https://www.odoo.com/app/employees (alternative to SuccessFactors, BambooHR) - Manufacturing - MES: https://www.odoo.com/app/manufacturing - Invoicing: https://www.odoo.com/app/invoicing (alternative to bill.com)

[throwaway744678 → pinky07]

Odoo (core) is indeed open-source, but some of the apps (modules) you mentioned are part of the "Enterprise" which require you to buy a licence.

Disclaimer: happy (paying) Odoo customer!

[pinky07 → throwaway744678]

No, all the apps above are part of Odoo Community. (So, open source)

On: Show HN: Open-Source Alternative to Squarespace

[pinky07]

As Squarespace released it's S-1, I wanted to show our new version of the Odoo Website Builder, an open source alternative.

In addition to the website builder, Odoo does all business features: eCommerce, appointment, jobs offer, subscriptions, elearning, forum, ...

On: Why build another website builder?

[pinky07]

Odoo's open source website builder released a new version last month: https://odoo.com/page/website-builder

It's quite impressive.

On: How to Write in Plain English

[pinky07]

I wrote a memento / summary of the book, for anyone interested to discover it at a glance: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F8_p3bkzugTvkBd1Ja6bHLR2...

[icu → pinky07]

Thank you for the link, this is a great resource you've put together! I'll be sure to share with some of my colleagues.

On: InvoiceNet: Neural network to extract information ...

[pinky07]

The invoicing standard in France and Germany (factur-x) embed the XML inside the PDF, which is very convenient.

Here is a python lib that does it: https://pypi.org/project/factur-x/

Odoo, an open source invoicing software, produces factur-x invoices systematically (whatever the country): very convenient as it's parsed automatically.

[im3w1l → pinky07]

Invoices in Sweden have a design created for easy OCR-scanning. I prefer this way because it means that there can be no discrepancy between what I see and what the machine sees.

Another benefit is that it's really easy to recognize an invoice at a glance, and you know exactly where all the info is.

On: InvoiceNet: Neural network to extract information ...

[pinky07]

Have a look at Odoo, you can test our engine here: https://www.odoo.com/page/invoice-automation

We will open our API next week at last.

[vibeeshan025 → pinky07]

You are going to make the API available or the whole library

On: InvoiceNet: Neural network to extract information ...

[pinky07]

Very curious to test it and compare it with other solutions.

FWIW, one can test the AI of Odoo here: https://www.odoo.com/page/invoice-automation

On: Luckysheet, an open-source spreadsheet

[pinky07]

It's closer to 90k lines of JS if you exclude data and external libs, those directories: data locale demoData expendPlugins/chart plugins

[sabellito → pinky07]

Ah good catch. A little more reasonable for a 1-person project then.

On: Financial Statements: A Beginner's Guide

[pinky07]

Another good, and dynamic, introduction to accounting, with examples of entries for all documents: https://www.odoo.com/documentation/functional/accounting.htm...

On: The third wave of open source migration

[pinky07]

We are witnessing this since weeks at Odoo. (https://odoo.com)

Last month, we lost a big project against SAP (budget 5m€): the company choosed SAP because their holding was willing to pay for the project. Last week, the same prospect came back to Odoo: as the holding could not afford such a project anymore, the company has to pay from its own budget. So, they choose Odoo (<1m€ budget)

I believe the next wave is a replacement of proprietary expensive business applications: ERP, SAS, BI...

[c-smile → pinky07]

Am I right that this has nothing with FOSS per se but just about "X is cheaper than Y" kind of reasoning?

[pestaa → c-smile]

Yes. Odoo is open core, and many components are closed, and those are far from being free.

[tough → pestaa]

Is there any good resource on what addons are not open-source?

[pestaa → tough]

https://www.odoo.com/page/editions

Quite a few actually. If you're a software shop or digital agency, I think the Odoo Studio and marketing automation features are the big gaps.

For the latter, there's Mautic.

However, good CRUD builders are difficult to find. Seatable is promising, haven't evaluated it yet.