Manufacturing
Manufacturing (MRP) app — bills of materials, work orders and work centres.
Odoo implementation in Kenya
A modular suite of open-source business apps — sales, inventory, accounting, HR and more — that you can adopt one module at a time as your needs grow.
Modular AppsOpen SourceFlexible Rollout
Odoo selling points and fit
Odoo — strongest selling points & fit
Strongest selling points
- Pay only for the apps you actually use — start with one, add more as you grow
- Fastest path to a working system on smaller budgets
- Single vendor for ERP, CRM, website and e-commerce
- Large open-source community and app marketplace
Modules & packages
Sales, CRM, Inventory, Accounting, Manufacturing, HR, e-commerce, Point of Sale and Field Service are each a separate app — the Standard plan bundles core apps, Custom adds Odoo Studio and multi-company support.
Editions & variants
Odoo is a family of products, not one SKU.
Odoo Enterprise (the Standard and Custom plans, shown above) is what unlocks the modules, Studio customization and multi-company support described below — the free Community edition doesn't include them. Per-user pricing also varies significantly by region; Gegohub confirms the applicable rate for Kenya during scoping.
| Edition / plan | Best for | Company size | Deployment | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community (open-source) | Startups and technical teams who can self-host and don't need premium apps | Any size | Self-hosted, on your own server | Free — no licence cost |
| One App Free | Trying Odoo with a single app before committing | Small teams | Odoo Online (cloud) | Free forever, one app only |
| Standard | Small teams with simple, standard workflows | Small-to-mid businesses | Odoo Online (cloud) | ~$9 – $31/user/month (region-dependent) |
| Custom (Enterprise) ← shown above | Businesses needing multi-company, custom modules, Odoo Studio or Odoo.sh hosting | Growing & multi-entity businesses | Odoo Online, Odoo.sh, or on-premise | ~$14 – $61/user/month (region-dependent) |
| Odoo.sh (hosting add-on) | Businesses running custom code who still want managed hosting | Any size on the Custom plan | Odoo's own managed cloud | Requires the Custom/Enterprise plan |
Pricing by edition
Full pricing breakdown, edition by edition.
Open any edition below for its per-user range, typical implementation cost, typical total cost of ownership and typical timeline — not just the starting price. Publicly reported global pricing, shown for context; actual local quotes depend on modules, users and deployment. Request an exact quote.
01Community (open-source)
Startups and technical teams who can self-host and don't need premium apps — company size: Any size; deployment: Self-hosted, on your own server.
| Pricing model | Self-hosted, no licence cost |
| Starting price | Free — no licence cost |
| Per-user range | N/A — free, no per-user licence |
| Typical implementation | $790 – $8,000 depending on company size (1–5 staff: $790–$1,200; 30–50 staff: $4,000–$8,000) |
| Typical TCO | ~$4,350 – $10,500 over 5 years (20-user deployment, incl. hosting & support) |
| Typical timeline | 1–8 weeks depending on company size |
02One App Free
Trying Odoo with a single app before committing — company size: Small teams; deployment: Odoo Online (cloud).
| Pricing model | Free forever, one app only |
| Starting price | Free forever, one app only |
| Per-user range | N/A — free, unlimited users on the one app |
| Typical implementation | Not applicable — self-serve sign-up, no paid implementation phase |
| Typical TCO | Not applicable |
| Typical timeline | Immediate — self-serve, no formal implementation project |
03Standard
Small teams with simple, standard workflows — company size: Small-to-mid businesses; deployment: Odoo Online (cloud).
| Pricing model | Per-user subscription |
| Starting price | ~$9 – $31/user/month (region-dependent) |
| Per-user range | ~$24.90/user/month promo, ~$31.10/user/month renewal (region-dependent) |
| Typical implementation | Not distinctly split from Custom in public sources — combined Standard+Custom implementation typically $15,000–$100,000+, average ~$50,000 |
| Typical TCO | Year-1 example (10 users): ~$2,000 licensing + $5,000–$15,000 training/dev support |
| Typical timeline | ~6–8 weeks for a quick-start deployment (under 20 users, 2–3 modules) |
04Custom (Enterprise)
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Businesses needing multi-company, custom modules, Odoo Studio or Odoo.sh hosting — company size: Growing & multi-entity businesses; deployment: Odoo Online, Odoo.sh, or on-premise.
| Pricing model | Per-user subscription |
| Starting price | ~$14 – $61/user/month (region-dependent) |
| Per-user range | ~$14 – $61/user/month (region-dependent) |
| Typical implementation | $5,000 (simple SMB) – $200,000+ (enterprise); typ. $20K–$75K for 10–30 users |
| Typical TCO | $10,000 – $80,000 overall; ~$56,000–$185,000 over 5 years (20-user deployment) |
| Typical timeline | 1–4 months typical; 14–28 weeks for mid-market/heavy customization |
05Odoo.sh (hosting add-on)
Businesses running custom code who still want managed hosting — company size: Any size on the Custom plan; deployment: Odoo's own managed cloud.
| Pricing model | Resource-based hosting add-on to the Custom plan |
| Starting price | Requires the Custom/Enterprise plan |
| Per-user range | N/A — priced per resource, not per user: $16/worker/month + storage; Enterprise licence billed separately |
| Typical implementation | Not applicable — hosting is layered onto the Custom plan's own implementation |
| Typical TCO | Not applicable — hosting fee simply adds to the Custom plan's TCO |
| Typical timeline | Not applicable — follows the Custom plan's own implementation timeline |
Where Odoo fits
Industries we implement Odoo for.
Not just a list of sectors — the actual Odoo module or app behind each fit.
Trading & Distribution
Inventory and Purchase apps — multi-warehouse routes, landed costs and reordering rules.
Retail
Point of Sale app — in-store checkout synced live with Inventory.
Financial Services
Accounting app configured for member accounts and loan tracking — no dedicated SACCO app, built on Odoo's flexible chart of accounts.
Agriculture
Inventory and Manufacturing apps configured for crop and production-cycle tracking.
Consumer & Hospitality
Point of Sale (restaurant mode) plus marketplace hospitality apps — table and room booking.
Construction
Project and Field Service apps — multi-site tracking, budgets and work orders.
Service
Project and Timesheets apps — time-based billing and resource planning.
Healthcare
Marketplace healthcare apps plus Point of Sale/Inventory — patient records, consumables stock and appointment scheduling.
Education
Configured through marketplace school-management apps — not a native core module, unlike ERPNext's Education module.
Considering Odoo?
See the full cost breakdown on the dedicated pricing page, or talk to us about your specific requirements.