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Odoo Community vs ERPNext: catalog facts
Odoo CommunityERPNext
Free

The Community edition is free; Enterprise and cloud hosting are paid.

Freemium

Free and open source to self-host; Frappe offers paid cloud hosting with a free trial.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Many business apps sharing one database
  • Install only the modules you need
  • Wide module coverage including manufacturing and payroll
  • Large, active open source project
  • Some apps are Enterprise-only
  • Setup and customization take real effort
  • Self-hosting the Frappe stack takes some administration
  • Breadth of modules means a learning curve
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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