The Odoo licence is only part of the bill. Learn how Odoo prices its plans, which costs come on top, how to estimate three years of ownership with a worked example, and how to avoid overspending.
How much does Odoo cost? The licence is only part of the answer. Odoo Community has no licence fee, and Odoo Enterprise is charged per user per month at the prices on odoo.com/pricing, which depend on the plan and on your region. Around the licence sit hosting, implementation, customisation, third-party modules, training, support and upgrades, and for many companies those lines add up to more than the subscription.
In short
Odoo sets its prices on its pricing page and can change them, so this guide describes the structure and leaves out the numbers. As of 2026 the page lists three plans, and Standard and Custom are charged per user per month. Apps are not priced one by one on those plans, because all apps are included.
| Plan | What the pricing page says |
|---|---|
| One App Free | One app with unlimited users, on Odoo Online. Installing Studio moves you to Custom |
| Standard | All apps, on Odoo Online |
| Custom | All apps, with Odoo Online, Odoo.sh or your own server, plus features such as Studio and external API access |
Odoo defines a paying user as someone with access to the backend to create, view or edit documents. Customers and suppliers who only use the portal are not paying users. A separate, quote-based rate exists for light users, so ask Odoo how it would count your staff. The page offers yearly or monthly billing and mentions a discount on initial users that lasts 12 months, so budget the full price for later years. The prices you see depend on your region, so confirm the currency, taxes and billing period on the page.
| Cost line | What it covers | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Per-user subscription for Enterprise, none for Community | See the pricing page |
| Hosting | Odoo Online is included in the plans. A server or VPS is billed by its provider | Odoo.sh hosting is listed as not included. Backups and monitoring cost time too |
| Implementation | Analysis, configuration, data import, testing, go-live | Not in the subscription. Odoo points smaller companies to its Success Packs and larger ones to partners |
| Customisation | Studio configuration or custom modules | Maintenance of custom code is listed as not included |
| Third-party modules | A licence per module, with a support period and an update policy | Not usable on Odoo Online |
| Training | Sessions, documents and staff time away from work | Often forgotten in budgets |
| Support | Included with Enterprise plans, by email on weekdays | On Community you need a partner or an in-house expert |
| Upgrades | Included for Enterprise databases | Someone must port custom modules first. A Community upgrade is your own project |
| Usage credits | SMS, lead generation and similar services | Bought as credits and listed as not included |
The licence is free, but the system still has to run somewhere and someone has to own it. Count the server or cloud bill, backups, security updates, a person who can administer PostgreSQL and Linux, a partner or developer for the setup, and an upgrade project each time you move to a new major version. You may also pay for modules that fill gaps, for example in accounting. Community is often the right choice, but it trades fees for effort rather than costing nothing. The Odoo Community vs Enterprise guide compares the two on features.
Work through these steps in order:
The numbers below are invented to show the method. They are not Odoo prices or quotes, and the currency is imaginary. Imagine 12 paying users and a price of 30 units per user per month for the Enterprise option.
| Line (3 years) | A: Enterprise, hosted by Odoo | B: Community, own server |
|---|---|---|
| Licences (12 users x 30 x 36 months) | 12,960 | 0 |
| Hosting and backups | 0 (included) | 2,500 |
| Implementation | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| Customisation and modules | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| Training | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Support, upgrades and administration | 3,000 | 9,500 |
| Total | 31,460 | 29,500 |
Option B costs a little less here, but a different mix of apps, a higher support cost or more users could reverse the result. The example shows that the licence you save on Community moves into other lines.
Odoo Community is free to use. Enterprise is paid per user, although the pricing page includes a plan with one app free on Odoo Online. Even free software needs hosting, setup and support.
On Standard and Custom, the pricing page describes one per-user fee that covers all apps. The One App Free plan covers a single app. Check the page, because plans change.
Odoo Online hosting is included in the plans. Odoo.sh hosting is listed as not included, and on your own server the provider bills you directly.
No. The pricing page lists implementation services as not included, so budget for a partner or an Odoo implementation package.
Try Community on a test server, or the One App Free plan if one app is enough. Both let you learn the system before you commit.
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