Odoo review

Odoo earns second place by giving a manufacturer more of the factory in one suite than any other product here. The Manufacturing app handles multi-level BOMs, kits and by-products, work orders with optional routing, and an MRP scheduler that loads each work center according to its OEE and capacity, with a Gantt view for finite capacity planning and a master production schedule for S&OP meetings. The Shop Floor app puts a tablet dashboard at each work center, and Light User licenses can run it. Costing is clear: each manufacturing order is costed from average component purchase costs plus work center and employee hourly rates, and Odoo shows expected cost from the BoM next to real cost. Quality checks, preventive and corrective maintenance, and PLM with engineering change orders are separate apps, so the free one-app plan rarely covers a real plant. Prices were shown to us in euros, so the USD check is pending.

Who it is for

Small and midsize manufacturers that want MRP, shop floor, quality, maintenance and engineering changes from one vendor.

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Multi-level bills of materials with kits, by-products and BoM comparison
• MRP scheduler that plans work at each work center based on OEE and capacity, plus a master production schedule
• Shop Floor app with a tablet-optimized dashboard for each work center
• Manufacturing order costing from component costs and work center and employee hourly rates
• Separate Quality, Maintenance and PLM apps for checks, preventive maintenance and engineering change orders

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Covers MRP, MES, quality, maintenance and PLM in one suite
• Strength: Compares expected cost from the BoM with real cost on each order
• Strength: First app free with unlimited users on Odoo Online
• Weakness: Quality, Maintenance and PLM are extra apps that move you to a paid plan
• Weakness: Prices were shown to us in EUR only
• Weakness: Custom plan needed for Studio, multi-company and on-premise hosting

Key facts

• Free plan: One app free with unlimited users on Odoo Online
• Plans: Standard (all apps, Odoo Online) and Custom (adds Studio, multi-company, Odoo.sh or on-premise)
• Light users: Light User license can use the Manufacturing Shop Floor
• Deployment: Odoo Online, Odoo.sh or on-premise

Where it ranks

Odoo is No. 3 in our Best ERP for Manufacturing verdict and No. 2 in Best ERP for Small Business.