Odoo Development Services

Why businesses choose Odoo

Odoo is a modular, open-source ERP covering sales, CRM, inventory, purchasing, accounting, manufacturing, HR, eCommerce and more. Companies choose it because they can start with a few apps and add more as they grow, it is far more affordable than traditional ERP suites, and it can be customised deeply in Python.

Our Odoo services

Community, Enterprise or Odoo.sh?

Customise without blocking upgrades

• Configure first — use Odoo’s built-in options before writing code.
• Inherit, don’t edit — custom modules extend standard models and views without changing core code.
• Tested modules — automated tests and code review, kept in your Git repository.
• Version planning — every customisation documented so future upgrades are predictable.

What an Odoo implementation looks like

A successful Odoo project starts with how your business actually works, not with the software. We run workshops for each department — sales, purchasing, inventory, accounting, manufacturing — and document current processes, pain points and the future process in plain language. We then map each step to standard Odoo features and identify true gaps that need configuration or custom modules.

Configuration is done in a staging database that your key users test with real scenarios: a quote becoming a sale, a delivery, an invoice, a payment and the accounting entries behind them. Data is imported in trial runs until it is clean. Training happens with your own data, and go-live is timed around your accounting periods. After launch, a few weeks of close support help users settle into new routines.

Odoo integrations we build

• eCommerce: Shopify, WooCommerce and Magento orders, stock and customers
• Marketplaces: Amazon and other channels
• Shipping: carrier rates, labels and tracking
• Payments and banking: payment gateways and bank statement import
• CRM and marketing tools where Odoo CRM is not used
• BI tools such as Power BI for advanced reporting

Integrations use Odoo’s external API or custom modules, with logging and error handling so problems are visible to your team.

Which Odoo apps do businesses usually start with?

A common starting point; the right scope depends on your processes and which apps your Odoo edition includes.

Starting with a core set and adding apps once the team is comfortable usually leads to better adoption than switching every department over at once.

Odoo data migration

Most Odoo projects replace spreadsheets, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage or an older Odoo version. We migrate in a controlled way:

1. Map

   Match fields from the old system to Odoo models, including custom fields and product variants.

2. Cleanse

   Remove duplicate customers and products and standardise units of measure, taxes and categories.

3. Load and validate

   Use scripts and Odoo’s import tools in a test database; finance checks opening balances and stock values.

4. Cut over

   Final load of open items and balances on the agreed date.

For upgrades between major Odoo versions, custom modules must be migrated as well as data. We review your modules early, because heavily customised databases take longer to upgrade.

Writing Odoo modules the maintainable way

• Inherit and extend standard models and views instead of copying them
• Keep each custom module small and focused on one business need
• Automated tests for custom business logic
• Use of security groups and record rules rather than hard-coded permissions
• Clear manifests, dependencies and documentation
• No direct database edits that bypass the ORM

Modules written this way upgrade far more easily to new Odoo versions, which matters because each major release brings useful improvements.

Questions to ask an Odoo developer

• Which Odoo versions and editions have you implemented and upgraded?
• How do you decide between configuration, a third-party module and custom development?
• How will you test custom modules before each upgrade?
• Who will host the system — Odoo Online, Odoo.sh or our own servers — and who manages backups?
• What training and support will our team get after go-live?

Related: ERP development, ERP integration and ERP migration.

Odoo hosting options compared

For most businesses with custom modules, Odoo.sh offers a good balance. Self-hosting suits companies with specific data residency needs or an existing operations team.

Odoo performance at scale

Odoo runs well for large databases when it is configured properly. Slowness usually comes from custom code that loads too many records, missing database indexes, too few worker processes or heavy scheduled actions running during business hours.

• Profile slow screens and reports before adding hardware
• Add indexes for fields used in frequent searches and filters
• Configure workers and memory limits for your user count
• Move heavy jobs to off-peak times or background queues
• Archive old records rather than deleting them

Training your team on Odoo

Odoo is approachable, but each department uses it differently. We train key users first, using your own products, customers and workflows, then support them while they train colleagues. Short recorded walkthroughs of your most common tasks help new staff learn quickly after go-live.

• Role-based sessions for sales, purchasing, warehouse and finance
• Practice in a copy of your own database
• Quick-reference guides for daily tasks
• A support channel for questions in the first weeks

We also leave you with a short administrator guide covering users, access rights, scheduled actions and backups, so routine changes do not require a developer.

Finally, we review usage with you a few weeks after go-live to adjust settings, reports and automations based on how your team actually works in Odoo.

Timeline and budget

Typical ranges to help you plan. Your written estimate comes after a free discovery call.

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