Outgrown Xero?

Outgrown Xero?

Xero is great and we love Xero! We recommend it to some small businesses, but that's the thing, even Xero writes "small business" all over their website. It has its place, but don't let it hold you back if you outgrow it.

There is a moment in every business (if all goes to plan) that you outgrow Xero and you need more.

Two options:

• Go ADD-ON crazy, find, install, connect, configure and manage all the add-ons you need for CRM, Inventory, Purchasing, POS, Marketing.
• Or SWITCH to a comprehensive all-in-one business system like Odoo. All in one place, endless possibilities at your fingertips.

There are pros and cons to each of these paths. Addon's will only take you so far and the leap may seem smaller at first, but how far you can go in the end will be limited and integration will always be harder than you hope.

Add-ons

Pros
 You can solve one small problem at a time
 Quicker to get started with each new add-on

Cons
 Integration between add-ons is very limited
 Subscription costs can add up quickly with multiple add-ons
 Multiple user accounts, complex integration configuration and points-of-failure
 Your data is scattered between systems making it difficult to share data between different sales, marketing, planning systems to get deep and comprehensive business insights
 Management of user's and access is more complicated

Switch to an all-in-one system like Odoo

Pros
 Everything is in one place
 Deep integration between all your business apps
 Single subscription price
 Go from using 100% of your core business system to say 20% of your new system and grow into its many new features and apps

Cons
 The initial switch to a new system can be daunting
 Moving all your data to the new system can be complex
 Difficult to know where to start on making the switch

We highly recommend making the switch to an all-in-one business system like Odoo once you have outgrown Xero and want more for your business. We are here to help and steer you in the best direction for you and your business.

Switching - A new path

Navigating this choice can be daunting and using someone to help you in this process will be invaluable. We are here to help you pick the right partner.

You can think of using an all-in-one business system like Odoo like moving into a big new house, everything is shiny, new and exciting, you have new rooms you are starting to dream of what they can do for you. You have space for a gym room, a parents retreat, a hobby room, oh no, there is even room for a junk room! Your new business system will have everything you used to have and so much more ready to step into. Sales, Purchasing, inventory, Point-of-Sale, Marketing, Automation, IoT, Manufacturing and integrated eCommerce are only the beginning.

One-step-at-a-time is a great way to make this switch, moving everything that is already integrated together into the new system in one go (eg. you may already have accounting and crm or inventory connected with an add-on), then one at a time pick a new area of the business that can be launched into the new system.

Odoo

We are passionate about Odoo as the best all-in-one business system we have ever used. Fabien the CEO of Odoo makes things happen year after year with amazing updates and new features, made easier to use every year and more comprehensive with every update. Ride the wave of Odoo year after year and let your business grow on a solid foundation now and into the future.

OLaunch - BYO Data

How does OLaunch fit into the picture? We help in one key area, making the switch to Odoo simple, quick and amazing. Bring your data into your new system by converting your existing system into Odoo with your full transactional history with our state-of-the-art systems. Launch into Odoo with Accounting, Sales, Purchases, and everything else in Xero, MYOB and the other systems that we support. Then you are in the perfect position to accelerate the rest of your business by using all the Odoo apps one-step-at-a-time.

Read our blog post on making the switch to find out more about how this looks and how easy it is.

We would love to chat with you to help set you on the right path. We will tell you straight if we think you have not outgrown Xero, or if using one of the excellent Odoo partners in Australia will be benifitial. We want your switch to be an amazing success and are here to support you in your next step.

Wherever you are up to in the journey we are here to help you point you in the right direction and find the support you need even if you don't need our amazing system conversion to Odoo yet.