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About Odoo What is Odoo?

Open-source business apps on one shared platform

Odoo is an open-source suite of business apps — CRM, inventory, accounting, manufacturing, HR, and more — sharing one database. Mountsol implements and extends that platform.

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  • Open-source suite
  • One shared database
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Conceptual view of Odoo apps sharing one platform

What Odoo is

A suite of applications that share one database

The apps sit on one platform and share a database. CRM, Sales, Inventory, Accounting, Manufacturing, HR, Project, Website, eCommerce, and Point of Sale work from the same records — not from separate logins.

  • Open-source business applications on a single platform
  • Shared records across the apps you actually use
  • Start with needed apps and add more as operations mature
Illustration of Odoo apps connected around one shared platform
Illustration of connected Odoo operations on one platform

How Odoo works

One database. Modular apps. Room to grow.

The apps you enable sit on one database. That is how Odoo stays modular without becoming a pile of separate products.

  1. 01

    One database

    The apps you install share data. You are not stitching exports between separate products.

  2. 02

    Modular by design

    Enable CRM, Inventory, Accounting, or other official apps as operations need them.

  3. 03

    Connected workflows

    Quotations, stock, invoices, and projects can follow the same operating model.

  4. 04

    Room to grow

    Add apps as the company matures — without starting over on a new platform.

Connected apps

One ecosystem, not a pile of separate products

When Odoo is implemented as a connected suite, sales, inventory, accounting, and the other apps you enable work from the same information. That is the difference between a platform and a collection of logins.

How modules work together

Official Odoo apps teams actually run

These are standard Odoo applications — not a Mountsol product list. Enable the ones operations need; they share records on the same database.

01 CRM
Leads and pipeline on the same platform as sales and delivery.
02 Sales
Quotations and orders connected to inventory and accounting.
03 Inventory
Stock operations that share data with sales, purchase, and manufacturing.
04 Accounting
Financial operations on the same database as the rest of the business.
05 Manufacturing
Production flows connected to inventory and sales.
06 HR
Employee records on the same platform as operations.
07 Project
Project work alongside the rest of the suite.
08 Website
The company site as part of the same Odoo apps.
09 eCommerce
An online store connected to inventory and sales.
10 Point of Sale
In-person sales on the same platform as the back office.

Fragmented vs connected

The problem Odoo is built to replace

When implemented as a suite, Odoo replaces a pile of disconnected tools with apps that share one database.

Fragmented tools

  • Spreadsheets, inboxes, and separate apps holding overlapping records
  • Manual handoffs between sales, operations, and finance
  • Reporting assembled after the fact from exports

One Odoo platform

  • Shared data across the apps you run
  • Workflows that follow the same records
  • A single environment to operate, extend, and support

Flexibility

Flexible enough to start small and still grow

Three structural reasons teams choose a connected suite over stitching separate products.

  1. 01

    All-in-one platform

    Replace fragmented tools with connected apps and shared data.

  2. 02

    Modular growth

    Start with the apps you need and expand as operations mature.

  3. 03

    Partner-backed delivery

    Mountsol configures, customizes, and supports Odoo for real workflows.

Use cases

Industries in Mountsol’s published work

These are domains from Mountsol’s live case work — examples of where Odoo is used, not invented results.

Mountsol consultants reviewing an Odoo delivery path

Implementation

Odoo is the platform. Implementation is how it fits your work.

Odoo is the software. Fitting it to how the business actually runs is implementation — discovery through go-live and Care. Mountsol covers that path on the ERP implementation page.

  • Discovery and mapping
  • Configuration and go-live
  • Care after launch
See ERP implementation
Odoo development and implementation work

Mountsol

Implement, extend, and support

Mountsol implements, customizes, develops, and supports Odoo for real workflows — from first configuration through Care.

Mountsol consultants in a working session on an Odoo engagement

FAQ

Straightforward answers

Short answers on what Odoo is, how the apps connect, and how Mountsol implements the platform.

What is Odoo?

Odoo is an open-source suite of business applications on one platform. Official apps include CRM, Sales, Inventory, Accounting, Manufacturing, HR, Project, Website, eCommerce, and Point of Sale. They share a database when implemented as a connected suite.

Do we have to install every Odoo app?

No. Odoo is modular. Start with the apps you need and add more as operations mature.

How is Odoo different from using separate tools?

Separate tools keep their own records. A connected Odoo environment uses one database, so sales, inventory, accounting, and other apps can work from the same information.

Is Mountsol affiliated with Odoo?

Mountsol is a Certified / Ready Odoo Partner, listed on the official Odoo partner directory. You can verify the listing on odoo.com.

Who configures Odoo for our processes?

Mountsol implements, customizes, develops, and supports Odoo. For the delivery path from discovery through go-live, see ERP Implementation.

Where do we start?

Share a few details on the contact page. Mountsol will map the right Odoo path for your operations.

Next step

Ready to see if Odoo fits?

Book a short consultation — we will map the right Odoo path for your operations.

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