ERP Systems in Iraq Compared (2026): Odoo, ERPNext, Local Products and Custom Builds

How did we compare? Eight published criteria and official sources

This comparison was written by the Al-Arjan team. We are a Baghdad company that builds custom ERP systems, so we are a party in this market, not a neutral referee. That is why we kept to one rule: every fact about another system comes from its public official page as it appeared on 14 October 2026, and every one of those pages is linked in the sources section at the end. Where a vendor’s page does not state something, we wrote “Not published” instead of guessing. That does not mean the feature is missing; it means you should ask the vendor directly and get the answer in writing.

We did not test these systems on a real company’s data, we did not score them, and we did not put any of them “in first place”. The goal is for you to see the options against the same criteria and then choose what fits your company’s size, processes and budget, even if the right choice is not us. We chose the following eight criteria because they are the questions that decide whether an ERP succeeds in an Iraqi company:

• Arabic and right-to-left quality: are the interface, reports and invoices designed for Arabic, or partly translated?
• Dinar and dollar together: recording each transaction in its own currency at that day’s rate, and separating trading profit from exchange differences.
• Offline work and branch sync: do sales and stock keep running when the network drops, then upload to head office automatically?
• Iraqi payroll and social security: does the vendor mention Iraqi payroll rules and social-security contributions, or only generic payroll?
• Local support in Baghdad or Erbil: is there an office or partner nearby you can visit, and in which language is support given?
• Licence versus code ownership: do you pay an ongoing subscription or licence, or do you own the source code?
• Typical implementation time: how long does the vendor say it takes from signing to real operation?
• Three-year cost drivers: subscription or licence, implementation, hosting and customisation maintenance, not just the first price.

The comparison table: ten options, eight criteria

The table compares eight named products, the Odoo platform as it reaches Iraqi companies through its local partners, and a custom system as we build it at Al-Arjan. Competitor cells are taken from their official pages as of 2026-10-14 (Geno, Supirah and MaxCon as of 2026-11-01); Al-Arjan cells use only what our own site states. “Not published” means the official page does not state it, and “vendor’s claim” means it is the vendor’s own statement, which we have not tested in practice.

What do the official pages say about each option?

Odoo: a business-apps platform that describes itself as open source. Its pricing page shows three plans: “One App Free”, free for one app and unlimited users; “Standard”, all apps on Odoo Online hosting; and “Custom”, which adds Odoo Studio, multi-company, the external API and hosting on Odoo.sh or your own servers. The two paid plans are priced per user per month, shown in the visitor’s local currency. The page states that implementation services, Odoo.sh hosting for custom developments and maintenance of custom code are not included in the subscription, and it directs companies with more than 50 employees to work with a local partner. Odoo’s partner directory for Iraq lists 45 partners at Gold, Silver and Ready levels, and Iraq does not appear in the official documentation’s fiscal localisation list or its payroll localisations. We cover all of this in Odoo or a custom ERP for Iraqi companies?.

ERPNext: an open-source system from Frappe; its GitHub repository is licensed under GPL-3.0. Its official page says there is no per-user fee and you pay only for hosting, and it lists multi-currency, multi-subsidiary, HR and payroll. Frappe recommends hosting on Frappe Cloud, where “Sites” plans start from $5 a month and “Servers” plans from $40 a month; self-hosting is also possible. Three implementation routes are published: certified partners for larger companies, “Success Packs” for small businesses with fewer than 50 users, and self-implementation. Frappe’s partner-regions page showed one listed partner in Iraq when we checked.

Bruska: a cloud ERP with offices in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, supporting Kurdish, Arabic and English. Its English page mentions “Iraqi unified accounting”, multiple branches and warehouses and more than 250 sections, including a multi-currency module and a salary module that calculates additions, deductions, advances and absences. It runs on AWS with automatic backups four times a day and says setup happens within one day. The page publishes no prices or licence model and does not mention offline work or social security. Bruska also has its own comparison page against Odoo, worth reading if you are choosing between the two.

Injaz ERP: an Iraqi platform with an office in Erbil. It says it was built with a full Arabic interface from the ground up, “not just a translation of a foreign system”, and lists 30 modules across seven areas, including finance with currencies and exchange rates, inventory and purchasing, sales and POS, manufacturing and quality, and HR and payroll. Its model is one licence covering several companies and branches with no per-user fees, priced by custom quote. Its implementation page describes five phases (analysis, customisation, training, launch and follow-up, then ongoing development) without a timeline, and its pages do not mention offline work, social security or the hosting model.

Managely: a cloud ERP developed by Tech Station, with an Iraq-specific page saying you can invoice and log expenses in IQD or USD with exchange differences handled automatically, covering accounting, inventory, HR and company email, plus a retail POS that works offline. The page says plans start from $7 a month as one flat subscription with no per-employee fees, that the environment is ready in under 3 minutes, and that there is a 7-day free trial. Its pricing page explains that implementation and training are optional and paid once, that the Growth plan is priced per concurrent user, and that support is in Arabic and English. Its pages mention no office in Iraq.

Geno Cloud ERP: a cloud system from Geno Iraq, founded in Sulaymaniyah in 2020 per its About page. The site lists 35+ modules including POS, inventory, orders, delivery, accounting, CRM, HR, instalments and e-commerce, handles IQD and USD with live exchange rates, and has a Kurdish, Arabic and English interface. Pricing is published: $10 per user per month with a 5-user minimum, dropping to $8 and then $6 for larger bands, billed annually up front and paid in IQD by cash, bank transfer or FIB, with a 14-day money-back guarantee from go-live. The site says it is built above all for FMCG distributors and wholesalers, and mentions neither offline work nor social security.

Supirah ERP: a cloud system “built by Morrow” per its single-page site, aimed at businesses in Iraq and the region. It lists 13 modules including double-entry accounting with currency revaluation, payroll and attendance, inventory and assets, manufacturing, real estate, fleet and CRM, and no POS. Pricing is published: $100, $225 and $700 a month with unlimited users; the number of modules and admins varies by plan. The page contradicts itself twice: it mentions Kurdish alongside Arabic and English in one place and an Arabic and English UI only in another, and it states a 14-day free trial in the header but different lengths on the plan buttons. It mentions no office in Iraq.

MaxCon ERP: a system from Al-Team for Information Technology, registered with Iraq’s Ministry of Trade, with an office in Baghdad. The site describes it as an ERP for the pharmaceutical and health sector (pharmacies, drug warehouses and pharmaceutical companies), covering sales, purchasing and inventory with batch and expiry tracking, accounting, HR and payroll, regulatory affairs and licences, QR e-invoices and an Android app for sales reps. Its brochure mentions “local readiness for Iraq (dinar/taxes/government reports)” and a 4-week rollout plan, and publishes no prices. If your company isn’t in the pharmaceutical sector, it’s probably not the option meant for you.

Daftra: cloud software for accounting, sales, inventory and HR with an Arabic and English interface, a desktop POS and mobile apps that work offline and sync when the connection returns, and free 24/7 support by phone, WhatsApp and email. Its pricing page shows three plans (Basic, Advanced and Comprehensive) billed monthly or yearly. When we checked, Basic was $30 a month billed monthly, or $20 a month billed yearly ($240 a year); extra users and branches are added for a monthly fee, and the number of included users varies by plan. Its pages do not mention Iraq or the dinar specifically, and the sales numbers they publish are for other countries in the region.

A custom system from Al-Arjan: we build the system around your company’s processes instead of you adapting to a packaged product. What our pages state: an Arabic-first, right-to-left interface; native dinar and dollar support with daily exchange rates; offline mode for branches with automatic sync; modules for finance, inventory, purchasing, sales, HR and payroll; and full ownership of the source code with no per-user licence fees. Core modules usually take 3 to 6 months, and the price is quoted after analysis because it depends on modules, branches and integrations. Details are on our ERP accounting software page.

What sets the real cost over three years?

The price on a pricing page is rarely the full cost. Over the first three years, items that never appear in the advert add up, and their weight differs across the ten options. Ask every vendor to put these items in writing for your current number of users and branches, and again for double that:

We break these items down, and explain how to start on a limited budget, in our guide to ERP cost for Iraqi companies; what sets software budgets in general is on our pricing page: how much an ERP costs in Iraq.

• Subscription or licence: in systems priced per user (Odoo, Managely’s Growth plan and Daftra’s extra users), the bill grows with every new employee. ERPNext and Injaz state there are no per-user fees, and a custom system has no licence fees.
• Implementation: process analysis, chart of accounts and item setup, data migration and training. Odoo states explicitly that it is not included in the subscription, Managely makes it optional and paid once, and the other pages do not detail it.
• Hosting: part of the cloud subscription with Odoo Online, Daftra and Managely; managed by Bruska on AWS; separate with ERPNext (Frappe Cloud or your server) and Odoo.sh; and on your own server or chosen cloud with a custom system.
• Customisation maintenance and upgrades: Odoo excludes custom-code maintenance from the subscription, and every customisation on a global platform needs testing and updating with each new version. With a custom system, maintenance runs under a written support agreement with the developer.
• Data migration and cleansing: an item in every option that quotes often forget, even though it decides whether go-live succeeds.
• Exit cost: what does leaving the system cost if it fails? Can you export all your data in a usable format?

Which option fits your company? Choosing by company profile

There is no fixed ranking; the best fit changes with company size, number of branches, staff language and the nature of your processes. This is a practical reading based on what the official pages state, not an endorsement of any product:

• A shop or small single-branch business with standard accounting needs: start with ready cloud software such as Daftra, a small Managely plan or Odoo’s One App Free plan; you may not need a full ERP yet. See ERP or accounting software: what does your business actually need?.
• A company in the Kurdistan Region whose team works in Kurdish: Bruska states Kurdish support alongside Arabic and English and has offices in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, and Injaz has an office in Erbil; ask both for a demo on your own data.
• A group of companies or branches wanting one licence with no per-user fees and a nearby Iraqi vendor: Injaz states this model explicitly, and ERPNext states no user fees but needs a partner or a technical team.
• A company that wants a broad global ecosystem, accepts working with standard processes and has a budget for an implementation partner: Odoo through one of its partners in Iraq; choose the partner carefully, because they are who will support you day to day.
• A company with a technical team or a capable partner that prefers open source: ERPNext, while you calculate hosting, customisation and support costs yourself.
• A company that needs a fast cloud start in dinar and dollar and accepts a vendor without an office in Iraq: Managely states this on its Iraq page.
• A distributor or wholesaler wanting a published per-user price, payment in dinars and a Kurdish interface: Geno states all three and says it is built for that sector first.
• A pharmacy, drug warehouse or pharmaceutical company needing batch, expiry and licence tracking: MaxCon describes itself as a system for that sector, with an office in Baghdad.
• A multi-branch company in Baghdad and the governorates with distinctive processes (pricing, multi-level approvals, official reports), or that needs offline operation in critical modules and code ownership: a custom system, whether you build it with us or someone else. The general logic is in off-the-shelf or custom software?.

When Al-Arjan is not the right choice

We build custom systems, and that model does not suit every company. We say so plainly because choosing the wrong model costs you far more than losing a project costs us. In the following cases, other options will usually serve you better than we would:

• A small shop or startup that needs standard accounting, invoices and simple stock: ready cloud software on a monthly subscription is cheaper and faster than building a system.
• A company that wants a system running within days: our core-module implementation usually takes 3 to 6 months, while some cloud products advertise setup within a day or minutes.
• A company already standardised on Odoo with a partner that serves it well: moving to a custom system rarely justifies its cost; improving the current implementation with your partner makes more sense.
• A company whose processes are entirely standard and that is happy to adapt to a packaged product: with a custom build you would pay for flexibility you will not use.
• A team that needs a complete Kurdish interface from day one: our pages mention English and Kurdish support “when needed”, while Bruska states Kurdish as a core part of its product.
• A budget that cannot absorb a higher upfront cost: a custom build costs more at the start, even if it becomes cheaper later for some companies.

Questions to ask any vendor before signing

Use the “Not published” cells in the table as a ready list of questions. Ask for written answers, and test each one on your company’s data, not on demo data:

• Show me an invoice and a report fully in Arabic, and how the amount appears in dinars and dollars on the same document.
• What happens to sales and stock in a branch that loses internet for a full hour? How are conflicts resolved after sync?
• Does the system calculate social-security contributions and payroll tax under current Iraqi rules? Who updates them when they change?
• Who will support us day to day, from which city, in which language, and within how many hours?
• What is the total three-year cost for our current users and branches, and again if they double?
• Do we own the code or the customisations? How do we export all our data if we decide to leave?
• What is the realistic time to go-live, and which of your clients in our sector can we visit?

The next step

If the table shows that a ready product fits you, start by trialling it on your real data; most of the options above offer a free trial or a demo. If your processes, branches or need for offline work go beyond what ready products state, look at our ERP accounting software page for the modules and how we implement them, and at our pricing page: how much an ERP costs in Iraq for what sets the budget. We give a fixed-price proposal after the analysis phase, and we will tell you plainly if a ready product suits you better.

Sources (checked 2026-10-14)

All pages below are official and public, opened on 2026-10-14. Prices and features may change after that date, so check the page itself before deciding.

• Odoo — pricing and plans
• Odoo — partner directory, Iraq
• Odoo — official fiscal localisation list
• Odoo — payroll documentation and localisations
• Odoo — multi-currency documentation
• Odoo — Saudi Arabia localisation (Arabic invoices)
• Odoo — adding languages
• ERPNext — official product page at Frappe
• ERPNext — repository and licence on GitHub
• Frappe Cloud — pricing
• Frappe — partners by region
• Bruska — home page
• Bruska — Bruska vs Odoo comparison
• Injaz ERP — home page
• Injaz ERP — implementation page
• Managely — ERP in Iraq page
• Managely — pricing
• Daftra — home page
• Daftra — plans and prices
• Geno — home page (checked 2026-11-01)
• Geno — pricing (checked 2026-11-01)
• Geno — about (checked 2026-11-01)
• Supirah ERP — home page and pricing (checked 2026-11-01)
• MaxCon — about (checked 2026-11-01)
• MaxCon — brochure (checked 2026-11-01)
• MaxCon — contact (checked 2026-11-01)