ERPNext vs Odoo Enterprise
ERPNext and Odoo Enterprise are both ERP software. ERPNext is open source under GPL-3.0, with 41k GitHub stars. Odoo Enterprise is a commercial product from Odoo S.A.
Which to pick
- Pick ERPNext when
- A small or mid-size business wants a complete ERP with no paid edition, and can self-host or use Frappe Cloud.
- Pick Odoo Enterprise when
- A small or midsize business wants one affordable system covering most departments and is willing to adapt its processes to Odoo's.
Side by side
A fully open-source ERP covering accounting, inventory, sales, purchasing, manufacturing, projects and assets, built on the Frappe framework.
A modular business suite with accounting, inventory, manufacturing, CRM, e-commerce, website, HR and more, built on the open-source Odoo Community core.
Customisation needs Frappe knowledge, and HR, payroll and CRM have moved to separate apps to install.
Key modules are Enterprise-only, major-version upgrades break custom modules, and partner quality varies widely.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server and cloud service
Cloud service and self-hosted server
Python, Frappe, JavaScript, Vue, MariaDB and Redis
Python, PostgreSQL and JavaScript
Open source, GPL-3.0 (strong copyleft)
Closed source, sold by Odoo S.A.
Use inside your business is unrestricted, but anything you distribute that includes it must be released under the same license.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
41k GitHub stars
4.5k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Established: started 15 years ago, latest release v15.124.3.
Not known
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.