There is a widespread belief in the Odoo ecosystem that accounting reports are only available in the Enterprise version. But that’s not true.
Thanks to the MIS Builder module from the OCA, Odoo Community can deliver legal, comparative, and far more powerful financial reports than you might expect. In this article, we’ll show you how.
What is MIS Builder?
MIS Builder is a dynamic reporting system developed by the Odoo Community Association (OCA). It allows you to create reports with KPI rows and time period columns, ideal for comparing months, quarters, or years.
It can also connect not only to accounting data, but also to sales, purchases, projects, HR, inventory, and any other Odoo module.
Examples:
- Profit and Loss reports with monthly comparisons.
- Multi-company balance sheet.
- Analytical reports by department.
- Dashboards with key performance indicators (KPIs).
What do Odoo Enterprise reports offer?
Odoo Enterprise includes standard financial reports such as:
- Balance Sheet
- Profit and Loss
- General Ledger
- Invoice Due Reports
- Cash Flow
These reports are real-time and comply with tax regulations, but they are limited to accounting and cannot be easily customized.
MIS Builder does support legally compliant accounting reports
With the right templates, MIS Builder generates accounting reports ready to meet legal requirements.
Some official templates available:
- Profit and Loss (US)
- Balance Sheet (US)
- Cash Flow Forecast
- Templates adapted for Spain, France, Colombia, and more.
How does it work?
- You choose a template (e.g., Balance Sheet US)
- You assign the accounting periods (columns)
- You view, export, or integrate the report into a dashboard.
Real-time cash flow forecasting
With the Cash Flow Forecast module, MIS Builder allows you to:
- View due dates and expected incoming/outgoing payments
- Add manual forecast lines
- Filter by draft or posted documents
- Automatically exclude cancellations
Ideal for financial managers who need to anticipate cash flow without using spreadsheets.
What other templates does MIS Builder include?
MIS Builder goes far beyond accounting reports.
It also includes templates for:
- Budget reports
- Multi-year comparisons
- Company consolidation
- Analytical reports
- Executive dashboards with cross-referenced data
In Binhex Cloud, all of these templates come pre-installed and ready to use.
✅ No technical setup required
✅ Compliant with legal regulations
✅ Adaptable to any need
Quick comparison
| Functionality | MIS Builder (OCA) | Odoo Enterprise Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Legal reports | ✅ yes (OCA templates) | ✅ yes |
| Customizations | ✅ Very high | 🔻 Limited |
| Dashboards | ✅ yes | ❌ No |
| Period comparisons | ✅ Dynamic columns | ⚠️Only filters |
| Cash flow forecasting | ✅ Advanced | ⚠️ Basic |
| Supported models | All | Just accounting |
| Open Source | ✅ AGPL-3 | ❌ Private |
| In Binhex Cloud | ✅ Pre-installed | ❌ Requieres licence |
Conclusion
The idea that “Odoo Community doesn’t have accounting reports” is just a myth.
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Thanks to MIS Builder and the templates developed by the OCA community, you can have legal, customizable, and powerful financial reports without relying on Odoo Enterprise.
And with Binhex Cloud, they’re ready to use from the very first minute.
Do you think Odoo Community doesn’t have accounting reports? Discover MIS Builder.