Release news
Odoo 20 was released in September 2026 and unveiled at Odoo Experience in Brussels on 24 September. Its biggest changes are AI agents that act inside automations, an MCP connector for outside AI tools, Shop Floor and manufacturing updates, an AI Website Assistant, and new pricing: the Custom plan rises 20% and a Light User costs €7.90 per employee.
Odoo 20 is here. The September 2026 release brings deeper AI, automation, smarter business workflows, and major improvements across CRM, Inventory, Manufacturing, Accounting, Website, eCommerce, POS, Marketing, Documents, HR, and more.
If you are evaluating Odoo 20, the important question is not simply “what features were added?” It is what changes for your business, your users, your upgrade plan, and your Odoo subscription? This guide focuses on exactly that.
Odoo 20 in 60 Seconds
Available for new databases
Odoo 20 is available for download and for new databases on Odoo Online and Odoo.sh.
AI moves into daily work
AI agents, automation, MCP connectivity, Website AI, and smarter operational tools are central to the release.
Existing database upgrades
Odoo's September 24, 2026 communication says the upgrade platform is expected by the end of November 2026, with test mode expected sooner.
New Light User licensing
Odoo 20 introduces a reduced-price user type for employees who only need limited access.
View the official Odoo 20 release notes
What's New in Odoo 20?
Odoo 20 focuses on making business processes easier to automate while keeping data and workflows connected across one platform. The biggest themes are AI, usability, operations, website and eCommerce improvements, finance, manufacturing, and employee workflows.
Odoo 20 Release Date, Availability and Upgrade Timeline
Odoo 20 was presented at Odoo Experience in Brussels on 24 September 2026, after events earlier in September in the United States, Mexico, Kenya and India. For a new Odoo project, version 20 is already available. For existing databases, Odoo's official September 24 communication says the upgrade platform is being battle-tested and is expected by the end of November 2026, with test upgrades expected sooner.
Early September 2026
First Odoo Experience events
Odoo's events in the United States, Mexico, Kenya and India lead up to the Brussels launch.
24 September 2026
Odoo 20 unveiled in Brussels
Odoo presents version 20 and its new pricing at Odoo Experience, with the Light User and the Custom plan change.
Now
New databases on Odoo 20
New databases on Odoo Online and Odoo.sh start on version 20, and the source can be downloaded.
End of November 2026 (target)
Upgrades of existing databases
The upgrade platform for existing databases is announced for this date, with test upgrades before it.
The upgrade date is a target
Important: this is an announced target timeline, not a guaranteed production-upgrade date. If your database uses custom modules, connectors, or third-party integrations, use the test-upgrade period to validate compatibility before planning go-live.
AI Agents, Automation and MCP
AI is one of the biggest changes in Odoo 20. AI agents can work with automated and scheduled actions, create or update records, use instructions and files, and assist with business processes.
Odoo 20 also supports Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing compatible external AI agents to connect to an Odoo database through a standardized protocol and, according to the configured permissions, read or modify data. Our guide to connecting AI assistants to Odoo through MCP shows how Claude, ChatGPT and other tools use it.
From Instruction to Business Action
You describe the goal
Ask an agent in a chat, by voice, or let an automated or scheduled action call it.
AI understands the context
The agent reads the instructions, files and skills it has for that model.
Odoo executes the workflow
It creates or updates records, builds views and shows live updates of what it is doing.
Your team reviews the result
Automation chats show how the agent handled a task, and users can ask for changes.
The official release notes list what the agents gained in Odoo 20:
Agents in automations
Automated and scheduled actions can summon agents, and agents can update themselves to fit their use case.
Create and update records
Ask an agent to create or update records, including from an uploaded file of instructions such as a PDF.
Files and images
Ask questions about a previewed file, send files in agent chats, and generate images for websites and mailings.
Voice and buttons
Dictate requests, and answer an agent's questions or permission requests by clicking buttons.
Connect Odoo to anything
Connect to your database via MCP, and pick an AI provider while Odoo chooses the model for each task.
Skills and stored chats
"Topics" are now called skills, and agent conversations are stored for up to 30 days after the last message.
AI features need IAP credits
In Odoo 20, all AI features need credits, bought through Odoo's In-App Purchase (IAP) service. Plan the credits with the AI use, not only the licence.
Key Odoo 20 Improvements by Business Area
CRM & Sales
Prospecting, lead routing, and smarter sales workflows: lead generation from the Dun & Bradstreet company database, lead assignment in rotation, and a pipeline switcher between teams.
Inventory & Purchasing
Replenishment, vendor comparison, packaging, barcode, traceability, and warehouse improvements.
Manufacturing
Continuous production, BoM comparison, Kanban priorities, and improved Gantt scheduling.
Accounting & Payments
Improved onboarding, reconciliation, payment workflows, and AI-assisted access to financial information.
Website & eCommerce
AI-assisted website creation, SEO improvements, product editing, filters, cross-sell suggestions, and portal enhancements.
Marketing & Documents
Visual automation workflows, webhooks, AI assistance, document improvements, and better collaboration.
Odoo 20 for Manufacturers: Manufacturing, Shop Floor and Quality
For manufacturers, Odoo 20 lets work start sooner, makes bills of materials easier to compare, and gives the Shop Floor faster ways to work. The release notes list these changes:
| App | What changes in Odoo 20 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | Continuous production: with it enabled on the bill of materials, the next operations start as soon as some quantities are ready, and produced quantities are recorded on work orders |
| Manufacturing | Manufacturing orders are planned as soon as possible by default, and their order in the list sets the scheduling priority |
| Manufacturing | A redesigned manufacturing order Kanban view, grouped by week, with component status, work center, deadline and remaining time |
| Manufacturing | MO Cost shows the provisional cost while an order is in progress and the real cost once it is done; lots and serial numbers are generated when orders close |
| PLM | Compare bills of materials, and see every change, with cost comparisons, in one ECO report |
| Shop Floor | Scan a work center's barcode to select it, and use the manufacturing order note as formatted HTML for instructions |
| Shop Floor | When instructions are updated, the current instruction is pre-filled for small changes |
| Quality | Quality admins can validate transfers without doing the quality checks, and set a Failure Location when a check fails |
Shop Floor use is also part of the new Light User: an employee who only works in Shop Floor can be a Light User instead of a full user.
Website, SEO and AI Search Improvements
Odoo 20 can use AI to assist with webpage creation and SEO. It also includes adaptive image sizing, improved pagination logic, structured-data improvements, and llms.txt support to help large language models better understand website content.
AI Website Assistant
Create pages and webforms, change the menu, replicate a page from a URL, or ask for images, counters, tabs and animations.
Search and AI search
Structured data is added to pages by default, paginated pages no longer duplicate content, and an llms.txt file is set in the website settings.
eCommerce
AI-assisted product editing from the Shop page, automated cross-sell suggestions, automated review requests and a range filter for numeric attributes.
Odoo 20 for Developers
Developers should review Odoo 20 compatibility before migrating custom modules. Framework-level changes include binary-field RPC handling, removal of Model._table_query, translation changes, and updates to testing and data-population tools.
The Odoo 20 ORM changelog also lists a new populate script for test data, and field copy functions that add "(copy)" to char fields named name. In the mail framework, tracking values are no longer stored: the tracking message is built on the fly.
Odoo 20 Pricing and Light Users
Odoo 20 also introduces an important commercial change: the new Light User model, designed for employees who need only limited Odoo access.
Pricing Changes Announced by Odoo
| Plan | What Odoo announced |
|---|---|
| One App Free | No change announced. |
| Standard Plan | No change announced. |
| Custom Plan | Odoo's September 24 announcement describes a 20% pricing adjustment. |
| Light User | €7.90 per employee, for HR self-service and the apps an employee needs for the job |
- 20%increase of the Custom plan rate
- €7.90per employee for a Light User, as announced in euro
- 26%cumulative inflation since 2022, which Odoo gave as the reason
- 7%at most per year on renewal charges, in the Enterprise Agreement
Because it’s not about cost or profit; it’s about accessibility and fairness.
Regional pricing matters: the amount a customer actually pays can vary by country or region, currency, billing period, discounts, contract terms, and renewal conditions. The 20% announcement should not be treated as one universal customer-specific price change. In October 2026, Odoo's pricing page for India showed the Light User at 195 Rs.
Who Is Considered a Light User?
Odoo's official Odoo 20 communication defines a Light User as either an active account designated as a Light User in Odoo 20+, or an active employee record that is not linked to an active non-portal user account. The Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement uses the same definition, "where supported by the Customer's version of the Software".
What Can a Light User Access?
As a User
- My Time Off
- My Expenses
- My Appraisals
- My Attendances
- My Referrals
- My Planning
- Field Service
- Inventory Barcode Operator
- Knowledge, read-only
As an Employee
- My Payslips
- Point of Sale
- Manufacturing Shop Floor
In the Barcode app, administrators can restrict light users' access to just the Barcode module.
Who Can Benefit from Light User Pricing?
According to Odoo's official communication, both conditions must be met:
- the database must be on Odoo 20 or later, and
- the customer must sign a new Enterprise agreement that includes the Light User model.
If both conditions are not met, the applicable users continue to be considered under the Standard or Custom plan.
For Existing Odoo Customers
- The updated Custom Plan pricing applies to additional users that have not already been ordered.
- Existing contracted users remain subject to the renewal terms in their applicable agreement; Odoo's communication references a maximum annual renewal increase of 7% where relevant.
- For monthly customers, Odoo states that updated Custom Plan pricing applies to the next invoice, while Light User pricing applies after upgrading to Odoo 20 and meeting the new-agreement requirement.
Why We Do Not Publish One Fixed Odoo 20 Price
Pricing can vary by country or region, currency, billing term, discount structure, contract, and commercial conditions. Light User pricing can also depend on the organization's setup. Check the official Odoo pricing page for your country before making a purchasing decision.
Check Official Odoo Pricing for Your Country
View the latest Standard, Custom, and Light User pricing and conditions directly on Odoo's website: Check Official Odoo Pricing.
Should You Upgrade to Odoo 20?
Do not treat an Odoo upgrade as a simple version switch. Review custom modules, third-party apps, marketplace connectors, payment and logistics integrations, accounting localization, automated actions, website customizations, and external APIs before moving production.
A good upgrade project starts by asking one question: can Odoo 20 standard functionality replace any old customization?
Removing unnecessary custom code can simplify the migration and reduce future maintenance.
List what you have customized
Custom modules, third-party apps, connectors and automated actions, and which of them Odoo 20 standard features could replace.
Request an upgraded test database
Odoo's upgrade documentation recommends testing an upgraded copy first; on Odoo.sh the upgraded backup is restored on a staging branch.
Test custom modules and integrations
Run your daily flows on the test database, with marketplace, payment and shipping connectors in their Odoo 20 versions.
Plan the production upgrade
Choose the date once the tests pass, and decide on Light User and plan changes with the new agreement.
Not sure how Odoo 20 affects your current database?
We can review your users, Light User eligibility, custom modules, integrations, and migration requirements before you change your subscription or upgrade plan.
Frequently Asked Questions About Odoo 20
When was Odoo 20 released?
Odoo 20 was released in September 2026 and presented at Odoo Experience in Brussels on 24 September 2026. It is available for new databases now, while upgrades of existing databases follow on Odoo's upgrade platform.
Is Odoo 20 available now?
Yes. Odoo 20 is available for download and for new databases on Odoo Online and Odoo.sh.
When can existing databases upgrade to Odoo 20?
Odoo's September 24, 2026 communication says the upgrade platform is expected by the end of November 2026, with test mode expected sooner. This is an announced target timeline and can change.
What are the biggest new features in Odoo 20?
Major themes include AI agents, MCP connectivity, process automation, Website AI, manufacturing and inventory improvements, accounting enhancements, eCommerce improvements, and better collaboration tools.
How much does Odoo 20 cost?
Odoo announced that One App Free and the Standard plan stay unchanged, the Custom plan rate rises by 20%, and a Light User costs €7.90 per employee. Prices differ by country and currency, so check Odoo's pricing page for yours.
What is a Light User in Odoo 20?
A Light User is an Odoo 20+ user or employee with limited access to specific employee-focused or operational capabilities instead of full Standard or Custom access.
Do I need Odoo 20 to use Light User pricing?
Yes. Odoo's official communication says reduced Light User pricing requires Odoo 20 or later and a new Enterprise agreement that includes the Light User model.
Does Odoo 20 include AI?
Yes. Odoo 20 expands AI across agents, automation, Website, Documents, eCommerce, and other workflows. All AI features need IAP credits, and some depend on configuration.
What is new in Odoo 20 Shop Floor?
Work centers can be selected by scanning their barcode, the manufacturing order note is a formatted HTML field for instructions, and updated instructions start pre-filled. Shop Floor workers can also be Light Users.
Do custom modules need to be reviewed?
Yes. Custom modules should be reviewed and tested for Odoo 20 compatibility before production migration.