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What is Odoo? The Technical Foundation
Odoo is a full-stack business platform built on Python/PostgreSQL, offering 80+ integrated applications with a shared data model. Born in 2004 as TinyERP, evolved into the world's most installed open-source ERP.
Core Platform Architecture
Backend: Python 3.x
Custom ORM, business logic layer, REST APIs. Modular architecture allows independent app development without affecting core system.
Database: PostgreSQL
Single shared database = zero data silos. All apps read/write to unified data model. Supports multi-tenancy, read replicas, and partitioning for scale.
Frontend: OWL Framework
Odoo's proprietary reactive JS framework (similar to Vue/React). Component-based UI, responsive by default, mobile-optimized.
Odoo by the Numbers
Works on all devices and operating systems – Browser, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux
Regular updates (55+ releases per year)
Who is Odoo suitable for?
Thanks to its modular structure, Odoo is suitable for companies of all sizes. Odoo can be adapted to different business models.
Ideal for 20–1,000 employees
Adaptable to specific use cases and industries
Scalable for growing requirements
How secure is Odoo?
Odoo comes with data protection and security features by default. As an Odoo partner, we help further secure the system when needed.
How is Odoo structured?
From the outside, Odoo appears simple. In the background, it is built to be powerful and scalable.
Das OWL-Framework
Odoo entwickelt sein eigenes Frontend-Framework. Das Ergebnis: alle Apps sehen gleich aus, funktionieren gleich schnell und sind mobil optimiert.
Modularer Aufbau
Odoo ist kein Monolith. Sie starten mit den Funktionen, die Sie brauchen und erweitern bei Bedarf.
Warum Odoo? TCO, Scalability & Ecosystem
Odoo delivers enterprise-grade functionality at a fraction of traditional ERP costs while maintaining flexibility & scalability.
All-in-One Plattform
Finanzen, Vertrieb, Lager, Personal & mehr – alles in einem System
Offen & flexibel
Passt sich an Ihre Abläufe an, nicht umgekehrt
Transparente Preise
Sie bezahlen nur für das, was Sie wirklich brauchen
Skalierbares Design
Für Wachstum ohne Systemwechsel
Regelmäßige Updates
Jährliche Verbesserungen und Weiterentwicklung, so dass stets auf dem neusten Stand der Technik sind.
Ruetech Consulting und Odoo
Wir sorgen dafür, dass Odoo langfristig reibungslos für Ihr Unternehmen funktioniert.
More questions about Odoo
Odoo Enterprise or Community?
Odoo is fundamentally open-source software, but is offered in two variants:
Especially for companies with more than 20 employees or a turnover of over 2 million euros, the Enterprise Edition is usually worthwhile, as it enables broader coverage of business processes.
Why is Odoo cheaper than other providers?
Today's architecture was rebuilt in 2014 with the transition from TinyERP and OpenERP to Odoo and has been continuously developed since then.
In addition, Odoo is published annually in a new version with over 55 releases per year. Another factor is the over 12 million users worldwide as well as the strong partner and community structure that contributes to continuous improvement and enables economies of scale.
What is the Odoo OCA?
OCA stands for the Odoo Community Association, a non-profit organization that supports the development of Odoo by the community.
The OCA pursues the goal of promoting Odoo as an open-source project in the long term through legal, organizational and financial framework conditions.
It enables developers, companies and organizations to jointly contribute, develop and maintain modules with the security that all contributions remain permanently open.
All OCA projects are published under an OSI-certified open-source license and are freely usable.
What are the costs for Odoo?
This question can hardly be answered in general terms.
The costs for Odoo depend heavily on the respective project, such as company size, industry, modules used and the chosen infrastructure.
Those who opt for the Enterprise Edition pay license fees that are charged directly by Odoo. These are calculated monthly or annually and depend on the number of users, apps used and the type of integration.
In addition, there are costs for hosting, unless you run Odoo on your own server (On-Premise).
Compared to other providers such as SAP Business ByDesign, Oracle NetSuite or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, the total costs for licenses and hosting with Odoo are often 75-90% lower.
Is Odoo also suitable for larger companies?
Yes.
The system is designed for high user numbers, complex processes and international requirements. It supports over 100 national accounting standards, all currencies and many languages and can be flexibly adapted to very different business models thanks to its modular architecture.
Even companies with high requirements can use Odoo efficiently – often with significantly lower costs and less implementation effort than with traditional ERP systems.
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