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Re: Odoo: Open-Source ERP

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infogulch wrote: post #6

I've been looking into switching our manufacturing business over to Odoo, replacing Dynamics GP + another mfg software. My impression is that it's very customizable, but may require some specialized expertise to implement correctly for one's environment. Enterprise would probably net save us money on just support contracts compared to our current setup. "Open-Source" is a bit of a misnomer. The majority of the import…

Having enterprise as open source gives additional freedom and cost savings in terms of technology roadmap. When you need something now, you can build in-house quickly or via external help. No fees to be just able to contribute to the roadmap and wait for 1-2 update cycles (typically 6-12 months) for other ERP systems.

Re: Odoo: Open-Source ERP

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abiwankenobi55 wrote: post #52

if you go with Odoo, my best advice is to use Odoo Community and hire a good freelance developer or integrator. In my experience, the Enterprise version is poor value: support is often absent or slow, and most of the “Enterprise-only” features are not magical—they can be developed or replaced with custom modules at a lower total cost if you know what you’re doing. Odoo’s real strength is the unified data model and ex…

I can echo this experience as well.

Running Odoo in a fully isolated environment within a factory, in some less popular locations - is a very frequent request. And the Community edition does check the boxes.

Pair Community edition with some in-house/custom-built Replenishment solution, and you have a very decent solution for a Distributor or Retailer.

Enterprise modules are a good value too, as long as business processes and geography do match the regions it is developed for.

Re: Odoo: Open-Source ERP

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Post by thatoleg »

There is a current state of Odoo, but also the important thing is the trajectory it is on.

Two of its technology bets - Python and Postgres paid off very very well. As main Cloud Providers invested tens of billions to improve both Python and Postgres over the past decade, it really boosted the Odoo tech foundation.

Re: Odoo: Open-Source ERP

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Post by pinky07 »

esperent wrote: post #59
pinky07 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> you end up paying more money for "open source" ERP than normal ERP That's not what I see on the market. Even the paying version of Odoo is way more affordable than traditional ERP: - licenses are 5x lower than competition: https://www.odoo.com/pricing (avg 25€/user/month vs 180€ for Netsuite - Odoo has a "no-extra" / transparent pricing policy) - On implementation service fees, Odoo is usually from 30% to 75% cheap…

> licenses are 5x lower than competition The competition licenses include support (like that netsuite €180 license). Odoo doesn't. When you factor in finding another company to provide support them Odoo becomes easily equal in cost to other options. Or you have to do it yourself which is also very expensive (in time rather than money). Also for some weird reason the Odoo forum is incredibly locked down. After a year…

The Odoo support is free, you can test it here https://odoo.com/help

Re: Odoo: Open-Source ERP

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Post by pinky07 »

esperent wrote: post #25
firekvz wrote: post #9

Open core, not open source, only for the Community edition, wait till you notice that you will need enterprise license since most powerfull features/addons are enterprise only and you end up paying more money for "open source" ERP than normal ERP

It is at least "source available". Once you pay for an enterprise subscription (or just search around) you get the source.

Yes, you get access to the github repo if you pay Odoo Enterprise

Re: Odoo: Open-Source ERP

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Post by pinky07 »

abysmal wrote: post #68
pinky07 wrote: post #24

I am the founder of Odoo: ask me anything. Happy to see Odoo on HN.

Are there ways being open source has contributed to Odoo's success beyond the obvious stuff like extensibility and ability to self-host? Especially in a category like ERP that has a big integrator and reseller ecosystem.

Open Source is more a development model than a business model. It helps to evolve faster, but it's not a value for the end-user.

Today, we have way more free trials on the saas, than download of the open source version.

Our clients (entrepreneurs, CFO, logistic, HR ...) don't care that we are open source: they just want the best product, at a good price.

But it helped us grow our partner network of IT companies. For them, open source is a real value.

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