Odoo Editions
Odoo is available in two editions that share the same foundation: Odoo Community, the free and open-source version, and Odoo Enterprise, the licensed version. Community is the core on which Enterprise is built, so you can start with Community and upgrade to Enterprise whenever your business is ready—without losing your data or reworking your setup.
Odoo Community Edition
The Community Edition is open-source software released under the LGPLv3 licence and is free to download and use. It gives growing teams a solid, fully functional ERP covering the essentials such as CRM, Sales, Invoicing, Inventory, Purchase, Point of Sale, Project, and the Website Builder.
Because the source code is open, Community is highly flexible: developers can read it, extend it, and build custom modules, and a large worldwide community contributes apps and improvements. It is typically self-hosted, which means your team is responsible for setup, maintenance, and upgrades.
Odoo Enterprise Edition
The Enterprise Edition is the licensed version, offered on a per-user subscription that also unlocks a wider catalogue of applications and advanced capabilities. It includes everything in Community plus premium apps and features designed for scaling organisations.
Enterprise adds unlimited functional support, guaranteed version upgrades, and hosting options (Odoo Online or Odoo.sh), so you spend less time on infrastructure and more on running your business. It also ships with native mobile apps for Android and iOS.
What Enterprise adds over Community
Both editions run the same core apps. Enterprise extends that base with premium applications, deeper functionality, and services. Key additions include:
- Support & upgrades: unlimited functional support and guaranteed migrations to new versions.
- Hosting: managed hosting on Odoo Online or Odoo.sh.
- Mobile apps: native Android and iOS applications.
- Studio: customise apps, fields, views, and automations without code.
- Advanced Accounting: bank reconciliation, vendor bill OCR, budgets, consolidation, and follow-ups.
- Documents & Sign: document management with spreadsheets and electronic signatures.
- Manufacturing: shop-floor control, scheduling, PLM, and quality.
- Marketing: marketing automation, plus social, email, and SMS marketing.
- Services: Field Service, Helpdesk, Planning, and Appointments.
- Extras: Subscriptions, Rental, Amazon Connector, VoIP, IoT, and more.
Which edition is right for you?
Choose Community if you want a free, open-source ERP and have the technical resources to host and maintain it yourself. Choose Enterprise if you want premium apps, official support, automatic upgrades, and hassle-free hosting. As an Odoo Gold Partner, Appness can help you evaluate both options and plan the right implementation for your business.