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- Community
- 94
- Issues
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- Pull requests
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+232 stars in the last 10 days
- More contributors than 77% of the projects we track
Odoo is an actively maintained, broad business-app suite with a large contributor base, but teams should verify licensing and deployment needs before adopting it as a core ERP.
Good fit if
- You need web-based applications spanning several business functions, with the option to integrate them into an ERP.
- Your team can work with a Python-based project and follow Odoo's installation documentation.
- You value active development: the repository has regular recent commits and contributions from many people, without a single contributor dominating.
Look elsewhere if
- You need a clearly identified license from the repository metadata before evaluating the software. The supplied license field is marked NOASSERTION.
- You require a recent tagged release as a condition of adoption. No release is recorded in the past year, despite ongoing commits.
- You need repository health data showing recent issue closures or merged pull requests. The supplied measurements report none in the recent window.
All health signals
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 (today) |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 90 days | 100+ |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Contributors | 100+ (top contributor: 7% of commits) |
| Issues closed, last 90 days | 0+ |
| Pull requests merged, last 90 days | 0 |
| Project age | 12 years |
Checked on 2026-10-16 with the GitHub API.
Overview
Odoo is a suite of web-based business apps built on Python, designed to help organizations manage business operations in one system. Its apps cover areas such as CRM, accounting, inventory, projects, sales, and human resources, addressing the need to coordinate work across these functions.
Apps can be used on their own or integrated into a broader ERP setup. This makes Odoo relevant both to teams seeking one specific business application and to organizations bringing several operational workflows together.
Key Features
- CRM tools for managing customer relationships.
- Website building and e-commerce capabilities.
- Inventory and warehouse management.
- Project management for organizing work.
- Billing and accounting applications.
- Point of sale and sales workflows.
- Human resources, marketing, and manufacturing apps.
- Apps can run independently or integrate as part of an ERP.
Use Cases
- A small business can start with accounting or CRM and add other apps as its needs grow.
- A retailer can connect point of sale, inventory, and e-commerce workflows.
- A project-based organization can manage projects alongside billing and customer records.
- A manufacturer can use the manufacturing and inventory apps to support operational workflows.
What you need
Detected in the repository
- Python (from setup.py)
Getting Started
For installation, follow the official setup instructions. See the repository README for learning resources and developer tutorials.
License in Plain Words
No standard license was detected. Without a license, the default copyright rules apply: you may read the code, but not reuse it. Check the repository or ask the authors.
Alternatives
| Project | Language | License | Stars | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| odoo | Python | – | 55.1k | Active |
| crm | Vue | AGPL-3.0 | 3.7k | Active |
| twenty | TypeScript | – | 58.4k | Active |
Considerations
The repository is actively maintained, but the measured release history shows no release in over a year. The health snapshot also reports no issues closed or pull requests merged in its recent window; this is worth checking against the project's current workflow rather than treating it as proof that contributions are not handled. Python is the listed runtime. The supplied metadata does not assert a license, so review the repository's license files and terms before use or redistribution.
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