Pain point · Pricing & plans · Blocks work
Annoying split between paid and free Odoo versions
3 source threads · first seen 2022-10 · last seen 2026-02
Summary
A self-hosting user finds Odoo hackable and capable but dislikes the divide between paid and free editions, working around it with plugins that extend the free version.
- Affects
- Small business owner self-hosting for a bakery-cafe
- Workaround
- Community plugins that extend the free version to cover most paid features
Evidence
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“you'll likely need paid modules for advanced CRM features like email marketing automation”
“Freemium would be like Odoo, where important parts of the software, such as accounting, are missing from the open source version”
“there's an annoying split between the paid and free versions”