Odoo
Business app suite whose Accounting app is free when used on its own
Odoo report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for full accounting free for any number of users
Odoo's Accounting app is free on its own for as many users as you like, with bank sync, AI matching, bill capture and tax setups for your country. That's rare in accounting. The catch comes when you add a second Odoo app: every user then goes on a paid plan, $31.10 a user a month billed yearly after a cheaper first year.
Who Odoo is for
- Great if you want proper double-entry books with your whole team in them for nothing
- Handy when you'll add sales, inventory or HR later on the same system
- Good for businesses that need their country's taxes and e-invoicing set up for them
Who Odoo is not for
- Pricey if you add a second app, as every user then pays, your accountant included
- Skip it if you want something you can learn in an afternoon, as it's a big system
- Tight if you scan lots of bills, since the AI scanning uses credits bought on top
Why Odoo gets a 3.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyThe Accounting app is free on its own, hosted by Odoo, for unlimited users and several companies. You pay only once you add a second app, and then it's per user: Standard is $24.90 a month for the first year, then $31.10, billed yearly.
- AFree plan and trialOne App Free gives you Accounting for unlimited users with no time limit, so no normal business hits a cap. The limit is one app: adding Expenses, Inventory or anything else moves everyone to a paid plan.
- BFeaturesBank sync with 28,000+ banks, AI matching, bill and receipt capture, invoices, late-payment follow-ups, deferrals, real-time reports and taxes and e-invoicing set up by country. That's the whole job, though bill scanning runs on credits bought separately.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Charts of accounts and taxes come set up for your country, which helps, but it's a big system, and implementation help is sold separately.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with Stripe, PayPal and Adyen, plus bank sync worldwide. There's no desktop app, and the API needs the Custom plan.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Odoo's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Odoo's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 15 of the 17 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 15 of 17) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2.07 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 0 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 18 accounting and invoicing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Odoo’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 15 of 17, level with 2
- AFree plan and trialAbove 14 of 17, level with 3
- BFeaturesAbove 13 of 17, level with 4
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 17, level with 11
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 17, level with 11
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 18 accounting and invoicing tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Odoo, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Odoo you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 15 of the 17 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade. It costs $24.90 a year. Odoo is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Invoicing, expense tracking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Odoo’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Odoo?
Odoo is a suite of business apps, and this listing covers its Accounting and Invoicing apps. Accounting handles bank synchronization, AI matching and bill capture, invoices, follow-ups, deferrals, country tax setups and real-time reports. A single app is free for unlimited users, while the paid plans charge per user for every Odoo app at once; an open-source Community edition can be hosted yourself.
Odoo has a free plan. Paid plans start at $31.10 per user / month, billed annually, after $24.90 for the first 12 months. See every plan
Good for
- Businesses that want full double-entry accounting free for any number of users
- Companies that expect to add inventory, sales or HR apps on the same system
- Businesses that need their country's charts of accounts, taxes and e-invoicing
Worth knowing
- Odoo is a wider suite: a second app moves you to a paid plan priced per user for every app, and on paid plans Studio or several companies mean Custom.
- The advertised prices are a 12-month discount for the users first ordered; plans then renew at $31.10 or $61 a user a month, billed yearly.
- Every backend user pays, including an outside accountant and staff who log expenses; limited-access employees can be $8.90 Light Users via an advisor.
- Not included: implementation services, Odoo.sh hosting, and in-app credits for text messages and AI bill scanning.
Key features
- Bank synchronization
- Connects to more than 28,000 banks worldwide, and Odoo says AI matching reconciles about 95% of transactions automatically.
- Bill and receipt capture
- AI reads vendor bills and expense photos taken on the mobile app. The scanning uses in-app purchase credits sold apart from the plans.
- Invoices and follow-ups
- Unlimited invoices and bills, with scheduled reminders for late payers by email, post or text message.
- Country setups and e-invoicing
- Charts of accounts, taxes, reports and electronic invoicing formats such as Peppol are preconfigured by country.
- Reports and deferrals
- Real-time financial reports that can be annotated and exported, plus deferred revenue and expense entries.
- Rest of the suite
- Paid plans add every other Odoo app, including sales, purchase, expenses, inventory, CRM, HR and point of sale.
Odoo pricing
- Starts at
- $31.10 per user / month, billed annually, after $24.90 for the first 12 months
- Free plan
- One App Free: any one app, such as Accounting or Invoicing, plus the apps it depends on, for unlimited users on Odoo Online, free with no time limit.
- Free trial
- Free trial of the paid plans, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| One App Free | $0 | One app, such as Accounting, for unlimited users and several companies, hosted on Odoo Online. |
| Odoo Community | $0 | The open-source edition, which you host yourself. It includes Invoicing and payments but not the full Accounting app. |
| Standard | $31.10per user / month, billed annually ($38.90 billed monthly) | Advertised at $24.90 a user a month billed yearly, or $31.10 monthly, for the first 12 months. Every Odoo app on Odoo Online. |
| Custom | $61per user / month, billed annually ($76.20 billed monthly) | Advertised at $49 billed yearly, or $61.10 monthly, for the first 12 months. Adds multi-company, Studio, agentic AI, the API and self-hosting. |
Read from odoo.com on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Odoo before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsFirst-year discount on Standard and Custom
For 12 months, Standard costs $24.90 a user a month billed yearly ($31.10 monthly) and Custom $49 ($61.10 monthly), for the users first ordered.
Stated on odoo.com - Annual discountSave with yearly billing
Yearly billing lists Standard at $31.10 a user a month instead of $38.90, and Custom at $61 instead of $76.20.
Stated on odoo.com
Works with
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Common questions
Is Odoo free?
Odoo has a free plan. One App Free: any one app, such as Accounting or Invoicing, plus the apps it depends on, for unlimited users on Odoo Online, free with no time limit. Paid plans start at $31.10 per user / month, billed annually, after $24.90 for the first 12 months.
How much does Odoo cost?
Odoo lists 4 plans. One App Free: $0. Odoo Community: $0. Standard: $31.10 per user / month, billed annually ($38.90 billed monthly). Custom: $61 per user / month, billed annually ($76.20 billed monthly). Prices were read from odoo.com on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does Odoo work on?
Odoo is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Odoo offer any discounts?
Odoo publicly lists the following: First-year discount on Standard and Custom; Save with yearly billing.
Does Odoo have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Odoo is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Odoo have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Odoo is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Odoo open source?
Yes. Odoo is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
What does Odoo integrate with?
Odoo's listing names Stripe, PayPal and Adyen. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Odoo have a free trial?
Yes. Free trial of the paid plans, no credit card required.
Who makes Odoo?
Odoo is made by Odoo.
What are the alternatives to Odoo?
The closest alternatives to Odoo in our directory are QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books, Akaunting and Manager.io. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Odoo.
How does Odoo compare with other accounting and invoicing tools?
Odoo's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 15 of the 17 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade. It stands best on value for money (A, above 15 of 17) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Is Odoo good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Odoo A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $2.07 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 0 of the 16 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Could I make my own version of Odoo?
To replace Odoo you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 15 of the 17 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade. It costs $24.90 a year. Odoo is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. What you could not make: Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.