Odoo Manufacturing review

Odoo's Manufacturing app has the broadest feature set on this list for the money. It schedules manufacturing orders with finite capacity planning and a Gantt chart, proposes just-in-time replenishment with make, buy or subcontract options, and includes a master production schedule for S&OP meetings. The tablet Shop Floor app organizes workers, workcenters, worksheets and quality checks, and traceability works by lot or serial number. Because PLM, Quality and Maintenance are sibling apps, a small plant can grow into them without a second system. Odoo offers a One App Free plan with unlimited users, but a real MRP setup also needs Inventory, Purchase and usually Accounting, which moves you onto a paid all-apps plan. The pricing page showed euros when we checked, so the US price is pending. Expect more setup work than with MRPeasy or Katana.

Who it is for

Manufacturers that want MRP, MES and PLM in one suite and can configure it or work with a partner.

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending); One App Free plan with unlimited users.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Manufacturing order scheduling with finite capacity planning and a Gantt chart
• Master production schedule for sales and operations planning
• Tablet Shop Floor app for workers, workcenters, worksheets and quality tests
• Up and downstream traceability by lot or serial number, plus by-products on BOMs
• PLM with version control, Maintenance and Quality apps on the same platform

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: One App Free plan runs a single app with unlimited users
• Strength: MRP, MES, PLM, quality and maintenance share one database
• Strength: Open source with a large partner network
• Weakness: The US price could not be confirmed here because the pricing page showed euros
• Weakness: Using Manufacturing with Inventory, Purchase and Accounting means paying for the full suite
• Weakness: Advanced setups usually need a partner or in-house configuration

Key facts

• Free plan: One app, unlimited users
• Planning: Finite capacity with Gantt chart
• MPS: Included
• Related apps: PLM, Quality, Maintenance

Where it ranks

Odoo Manufacturing is No. 3 in our Best MRP Software verdict.