Implementation & approach
How an Odoo project lands on time, in scope and without surprises. These articles cover our implementation approach, from expert meetings and keeping progress on track to 'Getting Odoo Done', written honestly, including why we dislike classic project-management theatre.
How many apps does Odoo have, and which are they? (2026)
Odoo has 78 official apps, counted in the Apps menu of a current Odoo database in July 2026, across 13 categories. This page gives the full breakdown per category, explains why sources variously claim 40, 60 or 80 (only one of those is simply out of date), covers the 80,000+ App Store total, free versus paid, and the number that actually matters: how many you really need.
Cost price calculation: direct and indirect costs, and how to spread them (with calculator)
A cost price is direct costs plus an allocated share of the indirect costs. The art is in that allocation: how do you spread overhead fairly across your products? This pillar explains the markup method, the cost-centre method and ABC, plus absorption versus variable costing, and how to capture it in Odoo. With an interactive calculator that builds up your cost price per unit.
Job costing: from estimate to actual cost (with calculator)
Job costing shows what an order, project or production run actually cost, compared to your estimate. This pillar explains how to set up job costing, how to break the difference down into volume, budget and material variance, and how to automate it in Odoo. Includes an interactive calculator that works out the variance by cause for you.
Odoo implementation checklist: 26 checkpoints from preparation to go-live
Not 30 loose tips, but the order that makes an implementation predictable: 7 phases, 26 checkpoints, from appointing your project lead to closing the project after the buffer period. Free to use, also as a PDF - no form in front of it.
What is a key user? The role that makes or breaks your ERP implementation
A key user is the employee who represents their department during an ERP implementation: they know the process, test the system and later train their colleagues. This is what the role involves, how much time it takes, how it differs from project lead and application management - and how to pick the right people.
How long does an Odoo implementation take? Three months standard, then everything adds up
A standard implementation stands in about three months. After that, everything adds up: users, modules like eCommerce and Manufacturing, custom work, integrations and data migration. This is what really drives the timeline, why the biggest accelerator is a person, and how to count back from 1 January.
PIM software and Odoo: when product data belongs in a shell around it
When Odoo's standard product model no longer suffices - thousands of items each with a complete dossier - you do not build PIM inside Odoo, but as a shell around it. With one hard rule: the sync runs one way only. This is the architecture, why syncing back and forth rebuilds the chaos, and where the line is.
The most-asked Odoo questions (with honest answers)
We gathered the questions that come up most on the Odoo forum, Stack Overflow and in our own projects - from "what does it really cost?" to "why does my customisation break on upgrade?". Here are the honest answers.
Implementing Odoo directly or through a partner? An honest assessment
Odoo is growing fast, but the numbers show where it gets tricky: huge lead volume, mostly micro-businesses, and not a single public figure on retention. What does that mean for your choice between Odoo direct or a partner?
Odoo Studio: rarely the solution, often the start of the problem
Odoo Studio promises quick changes without code. But on upgrades it often breaks - fields disappear from views, inherited views get reset - and combined with custom code it gets dangerous. Why we prefer customisation you can isolate.
Switching Odoo partner? How to move safely to a new Odoo partner
Not happy with your Odoo partner? Learn how to switch safely to a new Odoo partner without losing your database, licences, customisation or progress.
What does an Odoo implementation cost in 2026?
An Odoo implementation costs roughly €1,000 to €3,000 per user as a one-off. A manufacturer with 15 users and full scope usually lands between €25,000 and €30,000. This guide explains what drives the price and why it drops per user as you grow.
G.O.D. (Getting Odoo Done) - a success formula for Odoo implementations, with a smile
For many entrepreneurs, implementing software is like assembling a motor with only an IKEA manual. Three principles to make it faster and more enjoyable: Getting Odoo Done.
I hate project management
Timeboxing. Agile. Leverage. Touchbase. Bullshit bingo. And yet we run thirty IT projects a year and they mostly go well. How that's possible - and the six points that make the difference.
Keeping projects on track: how to avoid surprises
In every project there comes a point when you wonder: are we still on track? Without clear visibility on progress, even the best-planned project can run into trouble. Oversight is the backbone of success.
Want fast progress? Here's how expert meetings solve the biggest project problems
You're deep in a project. Things look fine, until you hit a wall where you simply lack the knowledge. That's the moment for an expert meeting - not a broad discussion, but a focused session.
Without a thorough analysis, forget it: how a fit-gap analysis saves your project
What is a fit-gap analysis and how do you run one without months of overhead? The pragmatic approach that keeps mid-market projects and ERP implementations from overrunning on cost and landing on the wrong choices.