Comparison
Fidar or Odoo? A fair comparison to help you decide
Odoo is one of the best-known modular ERPs in the world and inspired parts of Fidar’s architecture. We wrote this page so you can see the differences honestly — including where Odoo is ahead today.
Last updated: 26 October 2026 — Odoo information is as of this date
Summary
The short answer
If you need a complete module set today — accounting, inventory, manufacturing, website and more — Odoo is more mature. If Persian, the Jalali calendar, Iranian requirements and fine-grained access control matter to you at the core, and you are happy to start with the base modules, look at Fidar.
Odoo has been developed since 2005 (as TinyERP, then OpenERP) and has a large partner network and add-on ecosystem. Fidar is a young product whose first release covers CRM, reporting and access control, with the other modules on the roadmap.
Comparison
Feature comparison
| Criterion | Fidar | Odoo |
|---|---|---|
| Module coverage today | CRM, Contacts, Activities, Reports, Access; the rest on the roadmap | A broad set of apps from accounting to manufacturing and website |
| Persian and RTL | In the core, designed for Persian | Persian translation; quality and coverage vary by version and module |
| Jalali calendar | In the core, per user | Via community or third-party modules such as the OCA’s l10n_ir_base |
| Iranian e-invoicing and payroll | On the roadmap | We found no official Iran localization; available through partners and add-ons |
| Licensing | Commercial: cloud subscription or on-premise licence | Community under LGPLv3, Enterprise under a proprietary licence |
| Access control | Six layers, incl. field security, amount limits and “Why can they see this?” | Groups, access rights, record rules and group-restricted fields |
| Deployment | Cloud or on-premise, same product, offline mode | Cloud, Odoo.sh or on-premise |
| Ecosystem and partners | Just getting started | Very large, with thousands of add-ons |
| Persian-language support | Directly from the Fidar team | Through local partners |
If anything in this table is inaccurate, tell us at sale@fidar.cloud and we’ll correct it. Odoo is a trademark of Odoo S.A.; this page is not affiliated with it.
Decision guide
Which fits you better?
Fidar fits if…
your main problem today is sales, customers and reporting; Persian and the Jalali calendar are essential; you need fine-grained access and audit trails; or data must stay on your own servers.
Odoo fits if…
you need integrated accounting, inventory and manufacturing right now; you have a technical team or implementation partner for localization; or you rely on specialised apps from its large ecosystem.
A combined path
Some organisations start with Fidar CRM and wait for the financial modules on the roadmap. Because data sits on the shared core, no migration is needed later.
Odoo alternative FAQ
Is Fidar a Persian version of Odoo?
No. Fidar is an independent product with its own code and architecture. We were inspired by Odoo’s modular approach but use none of its code.
Can I move data from Odoo to Fidar?
You can move contacts and leads via Excel or CSV export from Odoo and Fidar’s import wizard. For more data, we plan the migration together in a demo session.
Is Fidar open source?
No. Fidar is commercial software, but the on-premise edition runs on your own servers and your data is entirely yours.
Where can I read a broader ERP comparison?
See our guide to Odoo alternatives.
Try Fidar for yourself
Start free or review your needs with us in a demo — we’ll tell you honestly whether Fidar fits today.