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Odoo SA · ERP software
An open ecosystem ERP with a free app, and one of the lowest per user prices in its category.
Odoo is a Belgian business software suite that sells hundreds of apps. Its pricing page shows One App Free with unlimited users, Standard at about R150 per user a month (about R133 on yearly billing) with all apps, and Custom at about R274 (about R224 yearly) with multi company, an external API and a choice of hosting. Support, hosting and upgrades are included, and implementation is separate.
One App Free
Free
One app, unlimited users, hosting included
Standard
About R150 per user
A month, all apps; about R133 on yearly billing
Custom
About R274 per user
A month; about R224 on yearly billing
Light user
About R49
A month, on Custom
Ten users on Standard
About R1 500
A month
Founded
2005
Odoo SA
Figures marked as a vendor's own are that vendor's claims about itself and are not tested here.
Every plan Odoo lists, in rand, with a button to Odoo SA's own pricing page.
Free plan
R0
Free to use, as the vendor lists it
One app, unlimited users, hosting included.
Plan
R148
per user a month
Save 11 percent paying for a year
All apps on Odoo Online.
Plan
R271
per user a month
Save 18 percent paying for a year
Adds Odoo Studio, multi company, an external API and a choice of hosting.
Each button opens Odoo SA's own page in a new tab, where you buy or sign up. Prices are the vendor's, shown in rand.
Odoo lists 3 priced plans: One App Free at no cost, Standard at R148 /user, Custom at R271 /user. Every figure is shown in rand, converted from the vendor's own price at the day's reference rate.
The vendor does not say whether VAT is in these figures, so ask before you set them beside a price that does. South African VAT is 15 percent.
Support, hosting and upgrades are included. Email support runs Monday to Friday. Implementation is separate.
Read from odoo.com/pricing on 11 October 2026.
A plan priced per user or per employee shows the price of one. Both VAT footings are shown where the vendor states its basis.
1 user
5 users
10 users
25 users
50 users
The price per head multiplied by the size of the team. Volume discounts, minimum seats and add ons are not included.
The price per head multiplied by the size of the team. Volume discounts, minimum seats and add ons are not included.
| Users | Standard | Custom |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R148 | R271 |
| 5 | R740 | R1 356 |
| 10 | R1 480 | R2 712 |
| 15 | R2 220 | R4 067 |
| 20 | R2 960 | R5 423 |
| 25 | R3 700 | R6 779 |
| 30 | R4 439 | R8 135 |
| 40 | R5 919 | R10 847 |
| 50 | R7 399 | R13 558 |
StandardSaves 11 percent
CustomSaves 18 percent
Prices in rand, converted at the day's reference rate where the vendor lists in another currency.
How much paying for a year takes off the monthly price
11%
Taken off the monthly price when the year is paid at once.
R148 a month, R131 paid yearly
18%
Taken off the monthly price when the year is paid at once.
R271 a month, R222 paid yearly
All prices are in rand. Where a vendor lists in dollars, pounds or euros we convert at R16.53 per US dollar, R21.86 per pound and R18.53 per euro (European Central Bank reference rates, via Frankfurter, 9 OCT 2026).
Amounts written out in the text of this review are at the reference rate of 2 October 2026. The charts and the calculator use the rates above, so a figure can differ by a rand or two.
Pick a plan, your team size and any extras. It adds Odoo's own prices in rand and shows the month and the year, with VAT in and out where the vendor states its basis.
Your bill
R1 479.83
a month, as the vendor lists it
The vendor does not say whether VAT is in its price, so none is added or taken out.
The plan and extras you chose, at each team size. A plan is left out at a size the vendor does not sell it for.
| Users | Your bill a month |
|---|---|
| 1 | R148 |
| 5 | R740 |
| 10 | R1 480 |
| 15 | R2 220 |
| 20 | R2 960 |
| 25 | R3 700 |
| 30 | R4 439 |
| 40 | R5 919 |
| 50 | R7 399 |
Paying for a year instead of monthly saves about R5 952 over three years at the team size and extras above.
| Time | Paying monthly | Paying for a year |
|---|---|---|
| Start | R0 | R0 |
| 6 months | R8 879 | R7 887 |
| Year 1 | R17 758 | R15 774 |
| 18 months | R26 637 | R23 661 |
| Year 2 | R35 516 | R31 548 |
| 30 months | R44 395 | R39 435 |
| Year 3 | R53 274 | R47 321 |
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Bar lengths use a square root scale, so a very high price does not flatten the rest. The figures are exact.
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A founding year says how long a company has existed. It says nothing about how good the product is.
2 official videos from Odoo on YouTube. Software Register did not make or edit them. They are the vendor's own account of the product, so read them beside the prices and limits on this page.
What Odoo is, in two minutes
Overview, 2:26, published 29 November 2023. From the Odoo channel on YouTube.
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Odoo gives you a library of business apps on scalable cloud infrastructure, including hosting, incremental daily backups on two continents, email integration, security and monitoring. Its three plans are One App Free, Standard and Custom, and every plan includes support and upgrades.
Standard includes all apps on Odoo Online. Custom adds a choice of Odoo Online, Odoo.sh or on premise hosting, Odoo Studio and AI access, multi company support and an external API.
The pricing page does not list South African tax localisation, SARS returns or local banks. Odoo's open model means local partners can build or supply South African modules, so ask them for evidence and a reference customer before relying on VAT or payroll features.
The low per user price makes the total cost depend on implementation. Support hours are 24 by 5, not seven days, and the page gives no South African support details.
Strengths
Limits
Best for
Think twice if
In short
Excellent value on paper and a good place to start free. Ask a South African partner to demonstrate VAT and bank reconciliation, and budget for implementation.
Start where the vendor sells it, and keep this page open beside you for the limits.
Free to start
One App Free gives you one app for unlimited users with hosting included. Standard and Custom are paid per user and include all apps.
Odoo starts at R148 /user per user a month, with a free plan as well. It lists 3 priced plans, from Free to R271 /user.
The vendor's page does not say whether VAT is included, so we show the plain figure and do not guess. Ask before you compare it with a price that states its basis.
Yes: Odoo offers a free plan.
Available to South African businesses, with local setup through Odoo partners.
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