Is Holded or Tryton better?

Neither clearly leads. Holded starts at €7.5/month and Tryton at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Holded or Tryton?

Tryton has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at €7.5/month for Holded and Free for Tryton.

Does Holded or Tryton run on more platforms?

Holded runs on Web. Tryton runs on Web, Linux, Windows, macOS, Self-hosted.

Can I use Tryton for free?

Yes. Tryton has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Holded starts at €7.5/month.

What is Holded best used for?

Holded is most often used for managing bank reconciliation rules across multiple accounts, scaling from 250 to unlimited invoices annually as business grows, processing payroll and absences for teams of 5-50 people, managing stock across multiple warehouses for distribution. Of those, managing bank reconciliation rules across multiple accounts and scaling from 250 to unlimited invoices annually as business grows are not what Tryton is typically brought in for.

What can Holded do that Tryton cannot?

Tryton covers Modular installation, Double entry accounting, Manufacturing, Inventory and supply chain.

ERP · head to head

Holded vs Tryton

Holded

ERP

Spanish cloud ERP for invoicing, accounting and business management for small companies

From: €7.5/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Tryton

ERP

Modular open source ERP in Python with a five year support window on major releases only

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Tryton has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Holded prices exclude VAT; Tryton ordinary series are supported for only one year, so any deployment not pinned to a long term support major version needs a funded upgrade project every twelve months, which is the largest hidden cost of running Tryton.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Holded and Tryton actually diverge.

Attributes where Holded and Tryton differ
Attribute	Holded	Tryton
Starting price	€7.5/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	Open source, no licence fee
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux, Windows, macOS, Self-hosted

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Holded

Nothing recorded that Tryton does not also cover.

Only in Tryton

Modular installation
Double entry accounting
Manufacturing
Inventory and supply chain
Sales and purchasing
Desktop and web clients
Multi-company
Project management

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Holded

Managing bank reconciliation rules across multiple accountsnot Tryton
Scaling from 250 to unlimited invoices annually as business growsnot Tryton
Processing payroll and absences for teams of 5-50 peoplenot Tryton
Managing stock across multiple warehouses for distributionnot Tryton
Automating tax authority submissions for Spanish SMEsnot Tryton

Tryton

A small European manufacturer that wants bills of materials and routings without a per user ERP subscriptionnot Holded
A company with in-house Python developers that intends to extend the data model rather than configure a closed productnot Holded
An organisation that will not adopt an open core product because it expects features to migrate to a paid edition over timenot Holded
A distributor needing multi-company books in one database with analytic accounting on topnot Holded

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Holded

Prices exclude VAT
Annual limits reset January to December
Invoice limits cap usage per tier

Tryton

Ordinary series are supported for only one year, so any deployment not pinned to a long term support major version needs a funded upgrade project every twelve months, which is the largest hidden cost of running Tryton.
There is no vendor to buy support from, only a list of independent service providers, so procurement teams that require a single accountable supplier with an SLA have to construct one themselves.
The module ecosystem is far smaller than Odoo or ERPNext, so region-specific tax rules, payroll and industry add-ons frequently have to be written rather than installed.
Out of the box reporting is thin and there is no built-in business intelligence layer, so most deployments end up exporting to an external tool to get management reporting.
Documentation and community discussion are functional but sparse compared with commercial ERPs, which lengthens implementation for teams that have not worked with Tryton before and makes hiring experienced consultants harder.

Pricing, plan by plan

Holded

€7.5/month

Plus$7.5/month
- 250 invoices per year
- 1 connected bank
Basic$14.5/month
- 1,000 invoices per year
- 5 connected banks
- 2 users plus advisory
Standard$29.5/month
- 3,000 invoices per year
- Unlimited banks
- 4 users plus advisory
Advanced$49.5/month
- 10,000 invoices per year
- Unlimited banks
- 7 users plus advisory

Tryton

Free

Self-hostedFree
- GPL-3.0-or-later licence with no per user cost
- All official modules included
- Series released every six months

Which should you pick?

Choose Holded if

Nothing in the data separates Holded from Tryton on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Holded review

Choose Tryton if

You need modular installation.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Linux, Windows, macOS, Self-hosted.
You also want double entry accounting.

Tryton review

Questions people ask

Is Holded or Tryton better?: Neither clearly leads. Holded starts at €7.5/month and Tryton at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Holded or Tryton?: Tryton has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at €7.5/month for Holded and Free for Tryton.
Does Holded or Tryton run on more platforms?: Holded runs on Web. Tryton runs on Web, Linux, Windows, macOS, Self-hosted.
Can I use Tryton for free?: Yes. Tryton has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Holded starts at €7.5/month.
What is Holded best used for?: Holded is most often used for managing bank reconciliation rules across multiple accounts, scaling from 250 to unlimited invoices annually as business grows, processing payroll and absences for teams of 5-50 people, managing stock across multiple warehouses for distribution. Of those, managing bank reconciliation rules across multiple accounts and scaling from 250 to unlimited invoices annually as business grows are not what Tryton is typically brought in for.
What can Holded do that Tryton cannot?: Tryton covers Modular installation, Double entry accounting, Manufacturing, Inventory and supply chain.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Holded: Does Holded offer annual billing discounts?

Yes, Holded offers 50% discount for the first 3 months across all plans. Additionally, annual billing provides savings compared to monthly plans.

Source

Tryton: What licence is Tryton under?

The platform and official modules are GPL-3.0-or-later. There is no paid enterprise edition.

Holded: What add-ons does Holded offer?

Holded offers optional add-on modules: Inventory (25 EUR/month), Team Pro (1.50 EUR per employee per month), Payroll (5 EUR per employee per month), and POS (25 EUR per store per month).

Source

Tryton: How long is a release supported?

Series are released every six months and supported for one year. Major versions get five years of long term support, so pin to an LTS release unless you can fund annual upgrades.

Holded: What are the invoice limits per plan?

Invoice limits vary by plan: Plus (250/year), Basic (1,000/year), Standard (3,000/year), Advanced (10,000/year), and Premium (unlimited).

Source

Tryton: Is there a hosted version from the project?

No. The foundation lists independent service providers who offer hosting and support commercially.

Tryton: How does it differ from Odoo?

Tryton has no open core split, so there is no paid edition holding back features, but the module ecosystem and partner network are much smaller.

Holded vs Tryton

Holded

Tryton

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Holded

Only in Tryton

What people use each for

Holded

Tryton

Where each one falls short

Holded

Tryton

Pricing, plan by plan

Holded

Tryton

Which should you pick?

Choose Holded if

Choose Tryton if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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