Odoo · ERP · Peru
Odoo vs SAP vs Contasis in Peru
These three appear in most Peruvian selection processes, and they are not competing for the same job. Comparing them on price alone is how companies end up with the wrong one.
Last updated: September 2026
Cumulative cost by year
Differences that matter
They sit in different categories
Contasis is strong on Peruvian accounting and tax compliance, with a long local track record. Odoo is an integrated suite covering operations and accounting in one database. SAP, whether Business One or the larger products, targets structured, standardised process organisations. A price comparison across these three compares different scopes.
What each does well
Contasis: statutory accounting, tax obligations and local reporting, with deep familiarity of Peruvian requirements. Odoo: connecting the commercial operation to the accounting result, and adapting as processes change. SAP: process discipline, depth in specific industries and an established vendor relationship.
The question that sorts them
Is your problem accounting, or is it that the operation and the accounting are disconnected? Companies whose sales, purchasing and inventory already work and only need compliance are well served by accounting software. Companies whose inventory does not match, whose close depends on one person and whose data lives in spreadsheets have an integration problem, and accounting software will not fix it.
Total cost over three years
Licence, hosting, implementation, support and the cost of each future change. Accounting software has the lowest entry cost and the highest hidden cost if the operation stays outside it, because the manual work never goes away — it just stops appearing in the software budget.
How to run the comparison
Same scope for every candidate, one real process walked end to end to the journal entry, and an explicit written statement of what is standard, configured or developed for Peruvian requirements.
We implement Odoo. If your problem is purely statutory accounting with no operational integration needed, accounting software is often the better answer, and we will say so.
Frequently asked questions
Can Contasis and Odoo coexist?
During a transition, yes, with a defined cut-off and clarity about where the statutory books come from. As a permanent design it means recording the same facts twice.
Is SAP always more expensive?
Usually at entry, and not always over time. What drives the total is scope, the number of adaptations and the implementer, in every one of the three.
What if we only need invoicing and accounting?
Then you may not need an ERP yet. That is a legitimate conclusion, and cheaper than discovering it after a project.