The Odoo Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Odoo in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Odoo
The Insider’s Guide
Business app suite whose Accounting app is free when used on its own
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among accounting and invoicing tools, read from Odoo’s own pages.
Made by Odoo · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Odoo’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Odoo’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.2
GPA, above 15 of the 17 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Odoo, taken from its own pages and our grades.
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.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $2.07 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $31.10 per user / month, billed annually, after $24.90 for the first 12 months.
- 3
There is 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.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Bank synchronization
Connects to more than 28,000 banks worldwide, and Odoo says AI matching reconciles about 95% of transactions automatically.
- 6
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.
- 7
Invoices and follow-ups
Unlimited invoices and bills, with scheduled reminders for late payers by email, post or text message.
- 8
A 3.2 GPA, above 15 of 17
That is against the other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Odoo at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $31.10 per user / month, billed annually, after $24.90 for the first 12 months
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Free trial of the paid plans, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Odoo
- Category
- Accounting & Invoicing
- Our grade
- 3.2 GPA, very good
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | The 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. |
| Free plan and trial | A | One 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. |
| Features | B | Bank 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with Stripe, PayPal and Adyen, plus bank sync worldwide. There's no desktop app, and the API needs the Custom plan. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2.07
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Odoo has a free plan. Paid plans start at $31.10 per user / month, billed annually, after $24.90 for the first 12 months.
The Accounting app is free on its own, hosted by Odoo, for unlimited users and several companies.
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
$31.10
per 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
$61
per 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.
The 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.
Trying it first
Free trial of the paid plans, no credit card required
Read from odoo.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Other savings
First-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.comAnnual discount
Save 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
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Business app suite whose Accounting app is free when used on its own. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, AI features, invoicing, reports, bookkeeping, expense tracking.
That's the whole job, though bill scanning runs on credits bought separately.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Adyen
Odoo is made by Odoo.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
15/17
Other accounting and invoicing tools it is graded above
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
- AFree plan and trialAbove 14 of 17
- BFeaturesAbove 13 of 17
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 17
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 17
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 18 accounting and invoicing tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Odoo is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books, Akaunting and Manager.io
The 5 tools Odoo is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
QuickBooks Online
Free plan · from $38/mo
Cloud accounting from Intuit, from a free plan to 25-user Advanced.
- Odoo is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- QuickBooks Online also covers payroll.
- 2.6GPA
Xero
Free trial · from $27/mo
Cloud accounting for small businesses, with unlimited users.
- Odoo has a free plan. Xero does not, though it has a free trial.
- Odoo is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Xero also covers payroll.
- 3.4GPA
Zoho Books
Free plan · from $15/mo
Online accounting from Zoho, with a free plan and six paid tiers.
- Only Zoho Books lists a Windows app.
- Odoo is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.2GPA
Akaunting
Free plan · from $72/yr
Open-source accounting you can host yourself or use in the cloud.
- Only Odoo lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.8GPA
Manager.io
Free plan · from $59/mo
Free offline accounting for Windows, Mac and Linux, with a paid cloud.
- Only Odoo lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Manager.io lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- Odoo is open source, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
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.
How much does Odoo cost?
Odoo lists 4 plans. One App Free: $0.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Odoo’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Odoo. Prices change, so check odoo.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,858
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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Odoo, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/odoo
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Odoo’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Odoo is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Odoo. Prices and plans change: check odoo.com before you buy.