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NOT in Community (Enterprise-only): Planning (shift scheduling), kitchen/preparation display (pos_preparation_display), self-ordering kiosk/QR (pos_self_order), AI features, mobile apps, and Odoo's own hosting (Odoo Online/Odoo.sh run Enterprise).","stars":55571,"lastReleaseAt":"2026-11-05","latestReleaseTag":null,"backing":"Company-backed (Odoo S.A., Belgium). Odoo 20 launched at Odoo Experience on 2026-09-24. The 20.0 branch was committed 2026-11-05. No GitHub releases are used.","hostedOptions":"Odoo's official hosting is Enterprise-only (paid, proprietary). Community one-click: Elestio from $11/mo. Self-host with Docker, or Odoo partners.","securityNote":"The repo publishes no GitHub security advisories. The 2026 critical CVE-2026-25137 (CVSS 9.1, unauthenticated database manager) affects only NixOS's Odoo packaging, fixed in NixOS 25.11/26.05. Elsewhere, set a master password and keep /web/database off the internet. No 2026 critical for Odoo core found in CVE search."},"trustChecks":[{"key":"admin_verified","label":"Admin-verified listing","pass":true,"note":"Reviewed by the Catervas team: links and prices checked Nov 5, 2026","checkedAt":"2026-11-05"},{"key":"license","label":"License verified","pass":null,"note":"Open-core: Odoo Enterprise is proprietary (spec §20).","evidenceUrl":"https://github.com/odoo/odoo","checkedAt":"2026-11-05"},{"key":"maintenance","label":"Active maintenance","pass":true,"note":"Last release or commit 2026-11-05","evidenceUrl":"https://github.com/odoo/odoo","checkedAt":"2026-11-05"},{"key":"security","label":"No open critical security advisories","pass":true,"note":"No unpatched critical or high advisories found. 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