Odoo is a business suite. One subscription opens apps for CRM, projects, timesheets, helpdesk, accounting and many more, priced per user. Alori is the all-in-one app for service businesses. You describe your firm in plain words, and Alori builds an app for clients, meetings, proposals, projects and invoices, with unlimited users.
For a consulting firm, the choice comes down to two questions. Do you want your books and your client work in the same system? And who will set it up?
Comparing for a trades company instead? Read Alori vs Odoo. Also weighing Zoho? See Odoo vs Zoho vs Alori.
The short version
- Pick Odoo if you want accounting, timesheets and projects in one database, you bill mostly by the hour, and you have the time or a partner to configure it.
- Pick Alori if your firm lives on client relationships, meetings and proposals, you sell projects and retainers, you keep accounting in QuickBooks, and you want it running this week without an implementation project.
Side by side
| Odoo | Alori | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A suite of business apps under one subscription | One app built from service-business modules |
| Built around | The whole company: finance, HR, sales, operations | The client file: every email, call, meeting and invoice |
| Meetings | Discuss app and VoIP integrations | Video meetings with recording and an AI summary on the client file |
| Proposals | Sales quotations with online signature | Proposals from your services, signed online, with an automatic follow-up |
| Billing | Full accounting, invoicing from timesheets | Invoices and retainers, synced to QuickBooks. Not a general ledger |
| Customizing | Settings, then Odoo Studio or code on the Custom plan | Ask in a sentence. Changes are tried on a copy first |
| Setup | Configuration, often with a Success Pack or a partner | Describe the firm, answer a couple of questions |
| Pricing model | Per paying user, per month | Monthly plan with credits, unlimited users |
What Odoo does that Alori does not
Be straight about the gap.
- Accounting. Odoo includes a full general ledger. Alori creates invoices, but it is not accounting software. Keep QuickBooks or your accountant's tool.
- Timesheets tied to accounting. Odoo's Timesheets app feeds hourly billing. If your firm bills mostly by the hour, test this first.
- HR, expenses and planning. Odoo covers expenses, time off, appraisals and resource planning in the same suite.
- Multi-company, an external API and self-hosting. Odoo lists these on its Custom plan.
Where Alori fits a consulting firm better
- The client is the center. Gmail, calls, texts, meetings and website chat land on one client file. Anyone on the team can pick up a client.
- Meetings are part of the app. Meet by link, with no account for your client. The call is recorded and summarized, and next steps become tasks.
- Unlimited users. Odoo's pricing page counts an employee who reports their expenses or timesheet as a paying user, so every consultant adds to the bill. On Alori, adding a consultant costs nothing.
- No implementation project. Describe the firm and get the app. Change a screen by asking.
- English and French, in your words. Clients, mandates, retainers: the app uses the terms your firm uses.
What it costs
As of October 2026, Odoo's pricing page lists Standard at US$31.10 per user per month on yearly billing (US$24.90 introductory for 12 months) and Custom at US$61.10 (US$49 introductory). Implementation, Odoo.sh hosting, SMS credits and custom code maintenance are not included.
Alori is free to start, Solo starts at $99 a month and Business at $249 a month, with unlimited users on every plan. See pricing.
Yearly software cost at regular prices, before implementation:
| Firm size (users) | Odoo Standard (US$/yr) | Odoo Custom (US$/yr) | Alori Solo (US$/yr) | Alori Business (US$/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1,866 | 3,666 | 1,188 | 2,988 |
| 12 | 4,478 | 8,798 | 1,188 | 2,988 |
| 25 | 9,330 | 18,330 | 1,188 | 2,988 |
The models differ. Odoo charges per user for a whole suite. Alori charges for changes to one app, in credits, and a busy month of changes may need more credits. Check both pages for your region before you budget.
For integrators and IT firms
Many Odoo and Zoho partners are consulting firms themselves. They sell the implementation, then the support. That business fits clients who need accounting, inventory and HR in one place.
Alori gives the same firms a second offer for clients a full suite would overwhelm: a service business that needs clients, quotes, jobs and invoices, live in a week. One Alori account holds many client projects, each with its own data and team. See recurring revenue for agencies.
Questions to ask before you choose
| Question | If the answer is yes |
|---|---|
| Do we want accounting in the same system as our client work? | Odoo covers that. Alori syncs to QuickBooks |
| Do we bill mostly by the hour, from timesheets? | Odoo has Timesheets. Test your workflow in Alori first |
| Do we sell projects and monthly retainers? | Both handle it. Alori bills retainers as monthly lines |
| Will 10 or more people use it? | Compare Odoo's per-user price with Alori's unlimited users |
| Do we have the budget and weeks for an implementation? | Odoo rewards it. Alori skips it |
| Do we record and summarize client meetings? | Alori does it on the client file |
The simplest test: describe your firm to Alori in a sentence, and open an Odoo trial with the apps you would really use. A week with both tells you more than this table.
Product details change. Check each vendor's site for current features and pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alori an Odoo alternative for consultants?
For client work, yes: clients, meetings, proposals, projects and invoices. For accounting, HR and expenses in the same system, Odoo covers ground Alori does not.
How much does Odoo cost for a consulting firm?
As of October 2026, Standard is US$31.10 per user per month on yearly billing, with a 12-month introductory price of US$24.90. A 12-person firm pays about US$4,478 a year at the regular price, before implementation.
Can Alori replace HubSpot or Odoo CRM?
For the CRM, yes. Import brings HubSpot contacts, companies, deals, emails, notes, tasks and files over in one click.
Does Alori do accounting?
No. Alori creates and sends invoices and syncs them to QuickBooks. Your books stay in your accounting software.
Try Alori on your firm
Describe your consulting firm in a sentence and see the app. It is free to start, with no credit card. See Alori for consulting firms, or try it free.
