What is the difference between Odoo Enterprise and Odoo Community?
The Odoo is as one of the best open-source ERPs in the world due to its features and customization. Odoo is a valuable solution for businesses due to its usability, flexibility and integration with third-party applications into a company’s main IT system. It currently has two editions available on the market, which are Odoo Community and Odoo Enterprise.
Which version of Odoo should I use? Community or Enterprise?’ is one of the most common questions we get when we help businesses to explore Odoo and implementing the system. In this article, we will summarize the main differences between Odoo Enterprise and Odoo Community and help you to find out which version is the right one for your company.
Odoo Technical Architecture
Modular Design:
- Odoo is modular, meaning you can install only the applications that are relevant to your business needs. This modularity makes it flexible and scalable.
Open Source:
- As an open-source platform, Odoo's source code is publicly available, allowing businesses to customize the software to fit their specific requirements.
Technology Stack:
- Odoo is primarily built using Python for the backend and JavaScript for the frontend. It uses PostgreSQL as its database.
Web-based Interface:
- Odoo can be accessed through a web browser, making it platform-independent and accessible from anywhere.
Custom Modules:
- Businesses can develop custom modules to extend Odoo’s functionality.
Third-party Integrations:
- Odoo integrates with numerous third-party applications and services, including payment gateways, shipping carriers, and social media platforms.
Odoo Community:
- A vibrant community of developers, users, and partners contributes to the development and improvement of Odoo.
Odoo App Store:
- A marketplace for Odoo modules and applications, both free and paid, developed by the community and Odoo partners.
Odoo Community Edition
The founder of Odoo is Fabien Pinckaers, released the Odoo Community Edition, formerly known as TinyERP. Thousands of businesses use business applications encompassing sales (sales, CRM, PoS), operations (inventory, purchase, manufacturing), human resources, and other productivity tools. Odoo Community is the free, open-source edition, ideal for small businesses or startups with basic needs. The open-source software refers to a system with code that is freely available to the public without incurring license fees. This open-source nature enables businesses to access and customize the system's code with their own IT team without incurring license fees.
Price: Odoo Community version is free.
Odoo Enterprise Edition
In 2015, Odoo Enterprise was released as the proprietary edition of Odoo ERP software. The Odoo Enterprise was going to help businesses further optimize their business models with additional features and modules with license fees. Odoo Enterprise is a paid version that builds on the community edition by offering additional features, support, and services.It includes advanced modules for accounting, manufacturing, marketing automation, and help desk, as well as access to Odoo’s mobile apps.
Price: Odoo Enterprise version is not free and starting with 7.25$ per month. You also can read pricing plan here.
How to Choose the Right Odoo Version?
- Define your implementation's scope. Which Odoo modules/applications do you want to use in your business?
- Determine your company's capabilities. What is the size of your company? What is the budget that you plan to set aside for system implementation? How is your in-house technical team performing?
- Cost of Licenses: Consider the licensing costs for the Enterprise version.
- Community Support: The Odoo Community version has a large user base and community support which can be beneficial while Enterprise versions come with official Odoo support and additional resources for troubleshooting.
