Practical guides for deciding on Odoo
Understanding Odoo is important. Knowing how to decide well is what makes the difference.
In this section you will find practical guides designed to help you make real decisions before and during an Odoo project.
Editorial note
These guides do not sell software or services. They are designed to be used in meetings, evaluations and internal decisions.
What these guides are for
The guides in this section are designed to:
- Turn complex concepts into clear decisions
- Help you evaluate options with criteria
- Reduce common risks in Odoo projects
- Ask better questions before signing anything
They do not replace a consultancy, but they help you not to arrive at one blindly.
Clear objective
Each guide solves a specific problem. They are not theory: they are decision-making tools.
How to read these guides according to your stage
Not all readers arrive here at the same point. These are the most common routes.
If you are starting with Odoo
Start by understanding the model and the real options before going into details.
- • Enterprise, Community or hybrid
- • What each approach implies
- • What mistakes to avoid when deciding
If you are evaluating implementers
Here the focus is not the software, but the people and the approach.
- • How to evaluate partners
- • What signals to observe
- • What questions to ask
If you are budgeting a project
At this point, the risk is usually in unrealistic expectations.
- • Understand real costs
- • Read budgets with criteria
- • Anticipate hidden costs
Available guides
Odoo Enterprise, Community or hybrid model?
Helps you decide which model fits best with your context, without assuming there is a universal option.
How to choose an Odoo implementer
Explains what factors really influence project success and why ranking is not enough.
20 questions you should ask an implementer
Practical checklist for commercial meetings. Designed to be used, not just read.
The real cost of an Odoo implementation
Breaks down visible and invisible costs and helps compare budgets with criteria.
Guides + Pillars
The guides are practical. The pillars provide context. Together they form a solid foundation for deciding.
How these guides connect with the rest of the site
These guides do not live in isolation. They are supported by:
- The correct definition of Odoo Community
- The Community vs Enterprise comparison
- The ecosystem and partners analysis
- The real fit of Odoo as a generalist ERP
If you need more conceptual context, the main pillars are there to go deeper.
What you will not find in these guides
To avoid misunderstandings, it is worth clarifying:
These guides exist for one thing only:
that you make better decisions than people usually make without enough information.
If they only prevent one big mistake, they have already fulfilled their purpose.
If you do not know where to start: