Odoo Project
Project management that knows what the work is worth.
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What is Odoo Project?
Project organises work into tasks across kanban, list, gantt and calendar views. Its differentiator is financial: with Timesheets and Sales attached, each project reports real profitability against its budget rather than just progress.
Key capabilities
- Kanban, list, gantt and calendar views on the same tasks
- Sub-tasks, dependencies and milestone tracking
- Project profitability against budget when linked to Timesheets
- Customer portal for external visibility
Pros and cons
Strengths
- Kanban, list, gantt and calendar views on the same tasks
- Sub-tasks, dependencies and milestone tracking
- Project profitability against budget when linked to Timesheets
- Customer portal for external visibility
Trade-offs
- Delivers most of its value when the surrounding Odoo apps are in use too, not standalone
- Odoo releases a new major version each year, and customisations need re-testing at each upgrade
- Self-hosting the Community edition means you carry the hosting, backup and upgrade work yourself
How businesses use it
- A UAE business uses Odoo Project to project management that knows what the work is worth
- Odoo Project suits teams that match: agencies, consultancies and contractors billing against project budgets
- Companies already running Odoo add Odoo Project so it shares one database with everything else they use
Getting started with Odoo Project
- 1Start on the One App Free tier — no licence cost while you are only using this app
- 2Set up your company details, users and the basic configuration for Odoo Project
- 3Import your existing data, then run one real process end to end before rolling it out to the team
- 4Add the neighbouring apps once this one is working, so data flows instead of being re-entered
Pricing & integrations
Odoo Project pricing: Available under the One App Free tier; also in Community edition. Odoo's One App Free tier means you can run this app at no licence cost for unlimited users, which makes it unusually cheap to trial properly. It is also present in the free open-source Community edition, which you can self-host at no licence cost if you have the technical capacity to run it. Odoo's all-apps pricing is per user regardless of how many apps you switch on, so adding more modules does not increase the per-seat cost. Prices change and vary by country — check current figures via the link on this page rather than relying on any figure quoted elsewhere.
Works with
Best for
Agencies, consultancies and contractors billing against project budgets
Our verdict
Odoo Project is worth looking at if you match its sweet spot — agencies, consultancies and contractors billing against project budgets. Its main advantage is that it runs on the same database as the rest of Odoo, so the data it produces is immediately usable everywhere else rather than needing an integration. The honest caveat with Odoo generally is that the subscription is rarely the largest cost: configuration and implementation usually are, and that is worth budgeting for before you commit. The free tier makes it genuinely low-risk to test this one first.
— The UAE Info Portal editorial team · Facts reviewed July 2026
Frequently asked questions
Is Odoo Project free?
Odoo Project is available under Odoo's One App Free tier, which lets you run a single app at no licence cost for unlimited users. The moment you add a second app you move onto the paid all-apps plan.
Can I self-host Odoo Project?
Yes. This app is included in Odoo's free open-source Community edition, which you can host on your own infrastructure at no licence cost. You take on the hosting, security, backup and upgrade work in exchange.
What does Odoo Project actually cost to implement in the UAE?
The subscription is usually the smaller number. Most UAE businesses spend more on configuration, data migration and training than on licences in the first year, and complex modules like Manufacturing or Inventory need that investment to work properly. Get a written scope from an implementation partner before budgeting.
Do I need an Odoo partner, or can I set it up myself?
Simpler apps — Invoicing, CRM, Project, Employees — are realistically self-configurable by a capable team. Accounting, Inventory and Manufacturing are where most companies bring in a partner, because a wrong configuration produces confident but wrong output. There are many Odoo partners in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
What happens when Odoo releases a new version?
Odoo ships a major version roughly once a year. On Odoo Online, upgrades are managed for you. If you have customisations, each one needs re-testing against the new version — which is the main practical argument for customising only where your process genuinely differs.
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Available under the One App Free tier; also in Community edition
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