Introducing Odoo's Newest Version

Within this blog we'll be going over some of the new items that were brought to the table with Odoo 16. In keeping with the ongoing tradition of releasing a new version each year, Odoo is continuously evolving to become better and more capable with every release. This time around, the focus was on improving existing features/UI and introducing new features that were most heavily requested by clients.

Performance

On top of bringing a slew of new features, Odoo 16 has had its performance substantially improved! Here are a few examples:

1. Opening an invoice from the backend is 3.7 times faster
2. There are 2.4 times fewer SQL queries per URL on average
3. eCommerce pages load 3.9 times faster

Knowledge app

With Odoo 16, a new 'Knowledge' app was released. You can now easily manage a collaborative database of information within Odoo - to ensure smooth sharing/transference of knowledge and best practices in your organization. It is a very useful tool to handle FAQ situations. Multiple users are also able to work simultaneously on the same article (similar to Google Sheets).

This app is fully integrated with every other app, and can be accessed via a smart button above the chatter area. This makes it so users can quickly and easily reference information related to the app in question. 

Upon clicking the smart button, the following search menu pops up, showing relevant articles first (depending on the app you're operating within). However, you have the option to search for any other article as well.

UI Changes

Dark mode is now available! It can be accessed from your profile settings.

The edit button is gone! Now, all users need to do is click the field to be able to instantly edit it. Each and every change made is saved automatically - with the option to save manually/undo/discard if needed.

Pricing

Odoo also introduced substantial changes to its pricing model. Now, subscription to Odoo Enterprise is one flat fee per user, as opposed to having to pay a price per app.

Yearly subscription rate (in USD)

The idea for this change was to remove any barriers to the use of all of the several hundred apps. It is thoroughly encouraged to try as many apps within Odoo, as makes sense for your organization!

Thank you for reading - if you want to talk about how Odoo might be a good fit for you, feel free to book a call with us here.

- OERP Team