Here are all the essential ERP and Odoo news of February you should not miss.
News from Odoo HQ
Official updates and posts from Odoo’s headquarters, Odoo employees, and Odoo founder Fabien Pinckaers.
Odoo Experience is coming to Latin America
Odoo keeps on growing and this year, it’s bringing their flagship event to the Americas!
Odoo Experience LATAM will be taking place between the 2nd and 3rd of September 2026, just a few weeks before the European original.
With over 10,000 expected attendees, Odoo is positioning this as America's biggest Tech & Business event.
As Odoo gains ground in the American market, hosting this event in Mexico is a strategic move on Odoo’s side: It’s a central point between the northern and southern continents - and home to its LATAM office.
→ Register here 
Odoo kicks off 2026 with record €20M ARR growth month
CEO Fabien Pinckaers announced a record start to the year, with €20 million in new Annual Recurring Revenue booked in January alone.
Typically, Odoo reaches its biggest numbers in December and slows down in Q1.
This strong start hints at an early acceleration and sets a promising pace for the coming year.
Odoo.sh sets mandatory 6-year expiration for all versions
Odoo has officially extended the lifecycle of versions hosted on Odoo.sh. While this offers more flexibility for long-term planning, it introduces a new "Extended Support" surcharge and a hard cutoff date for older databases.
Key takeaways for users:
- Odoo continues to provide free bug fixes and security updates for the three most recent major versions.
- Once a version reaches 3.5 years old, a 25% surcharge is automatically added to your subscription to cover extended maintenance.
- To keep your environment secure, Odoo.sh will now automatically migrate your underlying Ubuntu OS to the latest LTS version, even if you stay on an older Odoo version.
- Every version now has a "kill date." On October 31 of its 6th year, the version is fully phased out. Any database still running on that version will be permanently blocked.
Odoo.sh sets mandatory 6-year expiration for all versions
Odoo has officially extended the lifecycle of versions hosted on Odoo.sh. While this offers more flexibility for long-term planning, it introduces a new "Extended Support" surcharge and a hard cutoff date for older databases.
Key takeaways for users:
- Odoo continues to provide free bug fixes and security updates for the three most recent major versions.
- Once a version reaches 3.5 years old, a 25% surcharge is automatically added to your subscription to cover extended maintenance.
- To keep your environment secure, Odoo.sh will now automatically migrate your underlying Ubuntu OS to the latest LTS version, even if you stay on an older Odoo version.
- Every version now has a "kill date." On October 31 of its 6th year, the version is fully phased out. Any database still running on that version will be permanently blocked.
Odoo and iData form IoT partnership
Odoo has partnered with Chinese hardware specialist iData to launch integrated digital solutions for the APAC market.
By pairing Odoo’s software with iData’s industrial PDAs, barcode scanners, and RFID readers, the collaboration provides a complete "software + hardware" package that Odoo previously lacked.
While the hardware is already used globally, this initial rollout targets a critical gap for enterprises in China. It remains to be seen if the partnership will expand to other international markets in the future.
Odoo to open new office in the Philippines
According to internal sources, Odoo will open a new office in the Philippines during the first half of 2026.
Although there’s no official confirmation, we’ve seen speculation that the office could open in Quezon City, which would align with Odoo’s second-city philosophy.
It would also speak for Odoo’s bet on the growing APAC market, with the Philippines working as a central location for Southeast Asia.
News from the ERP world
Headlines from the ERP world you shouldn’t miss.
OpenAI’s new "Frontier" seeks to bridge (or disrupt?) enterprise software
OpenAI has launched Frontier, an enterprise platform designed to create and manage autonomous AI agents.
Positioned as an "intelligence layer", the platform is built to sit on top of existing cloud infrastructures like SAP, Salesforce, and Oracle, allowing AI agents to pull data directly from these systems to automate complex workflows in finance, HR, and supply chain management.
While OpenAI frames the move as a partnership to enhance existing software, the new platform represents a significant challenge to the traditional SaaS model.
By allowing companies to build bespoke "fleets of agents" directly through OpenAI, Frontier could bypass the expensive, rigid modules offered by legacy providers and even OpenAI’s partner, Microsoft.
As digital work shifts toward autonomous execution, the success of Frontier will depend on whether these software giants adapt to the new layer or see their core business logic cannibalized by OpenAI’s agents.