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In China, for people who know ERP, when it comes to ERP, the first impression is the tide, users, Kingdee and foreign Sap,Oracle, while for non-developers (including ERP executive staff), ERP is not only an abstract concept, but also a software system with powerful functions, including small, medium and large enterprises.

So, what is Odoo? What is the difference between Odoo and these famous traditional ERP systems?

1. Brief introduction

We can define the two as follows: Odoo is an open source structure, which is developed according to the needs of ERP, and it is suitable to customize ERP systems and e-commerce systems that meet the various needs of customers. However, because the design of the underlying structure of Odoo is very strong, all modules can be installed and uninstalled according to the customer's own needs, so customers can build their desired system like building blocks and take advantage of their own experience. However, if we do not install the system modules related to ERP completely, and only use the underlying structure of Odoo itself, we can also build a pure Odoo S architecture, which is suitable for all kinds of systems. All of this is free, and is not limited to the source code, let alone the number of users.

Let's talk about the template part of Odoo. The primary modules of Odoo include: procurement, sale, inventory, production, finance, project management, POS, CRM, human resources, website, mall and so on.

II. Unfold the process

Next, let's talk about the past life and this life of Odoo.

In 2002, Fabien Pinckaers, a talented Belgian programmer, developed Odoo. At present, Odoo has been developed to version 10.0. the core code of Odoo includes OpenObject structure and hundreds of central modules, which are developed by Belgian Odoo S.A. The company develops and protects. Now more than 500 Odoo partners around the world provide Odoo system implementation, secondary development, technical support and other services. In China, there are about 20 Odoo partners, of which Shanghai accounts for almost 1/2.

More importantly, Odoo has been accepted as an experimental textbook for ERP courses by many universities and colleges. Some researchers (Experiential Learning with an Open-Source Enterprise System) believe that compared with exclusive commercial software, Odoo provides colleges and universities with a very good choice of educational software.

Since 2012, Odoo has been awarded the Best Open Source Software Award (BOSSIE) by Info World Magazine for many years in a row, as well as Trends Gazelle and other major awards.

On December 1, 2016, Odoo officially held its first Odoo 10.0 conference in Shanghai, China. The proportion of China's market in the global market of Odoo makes the authorities pay more and more attention to the launch of Odoo in China.

What is the difference between ERP traditional software and Odoo?

Third, compare with traditional ERP

In some ways, most of the traditional ERP systems are commercial software and closed source, which makes it impossible for users to get the source code. once purchased, they want to customize to meet their own needs, which will be subject to a lot of restrictions. after the official system is promoted, users must spend money again if they want to upgrade, because the original system can no longer meet the growing demand. However, if the customer does not qualify and follow the general system deployment rules, then after 5-7 years, the traditional ERP will no longer meet the requirements of the company, and the customer will have to look for a suitable system from scratch. Traditional ERP is sold according to modules and users, want to rapidly develop existing customers and potential, will be greatly restricted, resulting in a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Different from the traditional ERP, odoo was originally called openerp,openerp. The predecessor Tiny ERP,OpenERP is an open source system developed by the Belgian Fabien Pinckaers to meet the needs of the enterprise ERP. In short, Odoo is an open source system. In this Belgian company, there are about 3000 vivid contributors to the whole community.

Odoo is no longer limited to the ERP field since 8.0. at the same time, Odoo has also added support for e-commerce and the Internet. The strength of Odoo lies in its sensitive system architecture, which can modify the function of the system or add functional modules that meet customer needs without modifying the central code, so you can download the latest official code to replace the official code in the system at any time without affecting the modules you add or modify. This is something that traditional ERP systems seldom do.

What is the difference between ERP traditional software and Odoo?

4. NO1:Pscloud in domestic open source cloud ERP

Talking about ERP and Odoo,Pscloud is an unavoidable topic. On April 16, 2018, Chaochongsoft and Odoo jointly disclosed the content of strategic cooperation. The two sides will focus on developing the SaaS service business of small and medium-sized enterprises in the form of joint ventures and achieve the goal of being the first in the SaaS market of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises. According to the cooperation agreement, the joint venture company provides SaaS services to small and medium-sized enterprises. Relying on the multiple advantages of both sides in technology and market, the joint venture will launch PSCloud, the first open source ERP product based on micro-service architecture in China.

This open source PS Cloud mainly serves the SME Business Department, and will provide more than 10000 applications covering collaborative research and development, intelligent manufacturing, industrial chain collaboration, financial sharing, human resources management, digital marketing, etc., providing one-stop solutions for SMEs and making every effort to create a new engine of SaaS services for SMEs.

To build a new engine of SaaS services for small and medium-sized enterprises, PSCloud has three sharp weapons: SaaS services, open source model and micro-service architecture. These three belong to the progressive and interrelated relationship. This is also the key factor that PSCloud can go further and further in the future.

Editor: PS Cloud-- originates from Europe and connects with China. Open source cloud ERP, enabling growth enterprises.

Https://www.mypscloud.com/

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