Best Odoo partner in Germany?
All 12 Odoo Gold Partners compared: project size, customer retention, team, ownership and hosting. With an open methodology, scores per category and sources.
Last updated: 31 October 2026 · Published by: much. Consulting · Reading time: 12 minutes · All data points per category
Short answer
According to this comparison, the best Odoo partner in Germany for companies with 100 to 5,000 employees is much. Consulting from Munich with 87 out of 100 points, ahead of OBS Solutions (71) and openfellas (71).
much. has projects of up to around 1,000 users and, at an average of 39 users, the highest average of all partners with more than 50 references. Together with manaTec it has the highest customer retention among partners with over 100 references (97%), the largest team (around 120 in the group) and its own German hosting platform, and it is owner-managed.
Transparency note: this analysis was produced by much., one of the partners compared. Every figure is sourced; the weighting, scoring levels and score per category are disclosed.
Top 3 of 12 Gold Partners
1. much.
Munich
87
2. OBS Solutions
Olpe
71
3. openfellas
Munich
71
The Odoo partner market in Germany has more than doubled since 2023
Odoo itself runs very few projects. Implementation is handled by certified partners at the Ready, Silver and Gold levels. Gold requires at least 300 new Enterprise users per year, 6 certified employees and 80% customer retention. In 2026, 51 new partners joined by the end of October; at the same time, consolidation by financial investors has begun.
100
Odoo partners in Germany
6 new in October 2026
12
of which Gold Partners
highest partner level
2,440
public references
903 in August 2023
+113%
more partners since 2023
47 in August 2023
Source: much.’s daily analysis of the Odoo partner directory, month-end values 08/2023 and 10/2026.
The 12 Odoo Gold Partners in Germany ranked
Overall score from ten weighted categories on a scale of 0 to 100. The weighting is aimed at companies with 100 to 5,000 employees.
The methodology below shows the score per category. Where rounded scores are tied, the weighted points decide: OBS Solutions 71.0 ahead of openfellas 70.9.
Calculation: much., data from the Odoo partner directory, LinkedIn Premium Insights, the commercial register and websites, as of 31 October 2026.
| Rank | Partner | Score | Location | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | much. | 87 | Munich | Highest average per project among partners with over 50 references, 97% customer retention, largest team, ISO 27001 and ISAE 3402, AI-assisted delivery, own hosting platform Shoovels |
| 2 | OBS Solutions | 71 | Olpe | Most references and certified consultants, own hosting platform OPaaS |
| 3 | openfellas | 71 | Munich | Highest estimated Odoo user volume, group built through acquisitions |
| 4 | Intero Technologies | 61 | Stralsund | On the market since 2006, focus on wholesale and retail |
| 5 | manaTec | 56 | Dresden | 97% customer retention, own industry modules, own hosting |
| 6 | ODION | 49 | Saarbrücken | 98% customer retention, own DATEV, GAEB and pharma interfaces |
| 7 | braintec Germany | 48 | Böblingen | 100% customer retention, part of the Swiss braintec group |
| 8 | bloopark systems | 43 | Magdeburg | Odoo partner since 2014, own AI products for Odoo |
| 9 | ruhrdot | 39 | Essen | Odoo, Xentral and Data & AI on Databricks |
| 10 | SH Digital Starten | 36 | Fulda | Specialist in IT systems integrators, Best Starter Europe 2024 |
| 11 | Nexigo | 35 | Ettlingen | Odoo and oxaion ERP from a single source |
| 12 | Mate iT | 23 | Villingen-Schwenningen | Vendor-neutral with Odoo, weclapp and Zoho |
Who leads in which category
much. leads outright in four of the ten categories and is level in two more. openfellas, OBS Solutions, braintec, Intero and ruhrdot lead the others.
Mid-market projects
much.
Avg. 39 users across 143 references, largest project around 1,000 users
Odoo volume
openfellas
estimated around 7,700 Odoo users
Customer retention
braintec Germany
100% with 31 references; over 100 references: much. and manaTec with 97%
Team capacity
much.
111 employees on LinkedIn, around 120 in the group
Certified expertise
OBS Solutions
77 certified consultants, 48 on version 19
Ownership and stability
Intero and ruhrdot
much. close behind
Odoo focus
much., openfellas, manaTec, ODION, braintec
pure Odoo partners
Security and compliance
much.
ISO 27001 and ISAE 3402 Type 1 and Type 2
AI
much.
AI-assisted delivery, Odoo MCP Server; followed by bloopark and OBS Solutions
Operations and hosting
much. and OBS Solutions
own platforms Shoovels and OPaaS
Project size, volume and customer retention
Only much. and openfellas list projects with around 1,000 users. Among all partners with more than 50 references, much. has the highest average per project at 39 users.
The chart shows references and average users per project; the bubble size reflects the number of employees on LinkedIn. All values are in the table below.
Project size, volume and customer retention
Only much. and openfellas list projects with around 1,000 users. Among all partners with more than 50 references, much. has the highest average per project at 39 users.
The chart shows references and average users per project; the bubble size reflects the number of employees on LinkedIn. All values are in the table below.
Project size, volume and customer retention
Only much. and openfellas list projects with around 1,000 users. Among all partners with more than 50 references, much. has the highest average per project at 39 users.
The chart shows references and average users per project; the bubble size reflects the number of employees on LinkedIn. All values are in the table below.
Project size, volume and customer retention
Only much. and openfellas list projects with around 1,000 users. Among all partners with more than 50 references, much. has the highest average per project at 39 users.
The chart shows references and average users per project; the bubble size reflects the number of employees on LinkedIn. All values are in the table below.
| Partner | References | Avg. users | Largest project | Total Odoo users* | Customer retention | Certified / v19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| much. | 143 | 39 | ~1,000 | 6,903 (much. figure) | 97% | 48 / 16 |
| openfellas | 249 | 31 | ~1,000 | 7,719 | 92% | 58 / 14 |
| OBS Solutions | 254 | 20 | ~800 | 5,080 | 85% | 77 / 48 |
| Intero Technologies | 245 | 13 | ~500 | 3,185 | 92% | 27 / 6 |
| manaTec | 109 | 21 | ~200 | 2,289 | 97% | 14 / 7 |
| ODION | 58 | 28 | ~300 | 1,624 | 98% | 14 / 5 |
| braintec Germany | 31 | 48 | ~200 | 1,488 | 100% | 5 / 1 |
| bloopark systems | 35 | 34 | ~400 | 1,190 | 83% | 14 / 9 |
| ruhrdot | 25 | 16 | ~200 | 400 | 89% | 13 / 9 |
| SH Digital Starten | 98 | 9 | ~50 | 882 | 90% | 6 / 0 |
| Nexigo | 35 | 14 | ~100 | 490 | 88% | 7 / 4 |
| Mate iT | 5 | 61 | ~400 | 305 | 100% | 6 / 6 |
* References multiplied by average users per project (estimate). For much., the licences actually managed according to the company; this figure is not available for the other partners. Source: Odoo partner directory, LinkedIn Premium Insights, 31 October 2026.
much. has doubled its references since 2023, without acquisitions
much.’s references rose from 70 in August 2023 to 143 in October 2026. At openfellas, the biggest jumps coincide with acquisitions of other Odoo partners.
Source: much.’s daily analysis of the Odoo partner directory since 22 August 2023; six Gold Partners are tracked. The chart shows monthly values from this analysis, the tables the status in the partner directory on 31 October 2026. The D9T GmbH entry disappeared from the directory on 18 November 2025 with 63 references; the next day, openfellas showed 63 more references.
The original figures behind much.
Odoo partner directory: much. GmbH
143
References
39
Avg. users per project
~1,000
Users in the largest project
97%
Customer retention
48 certified experts, 16 of them on version 19. Retrieved on 31 October 2026.
LinkedIn Premium Insights: much. Consulting
111
Employees
+18%
in 6 months
+40%
in 1 year
+45%
in 2 years
Headcount growth, retrieved on 31 October 2026.
Who owns and runs the partners
At 7 of the 12 Gold Partners, the majority owners run the company themselves, and at bloopark mostly so. Since 2024, openfellas has belonged to the financial investor PROM12 and co-investor Christian Kranebitter; braintec Germany belongs to a Swiss parent company.
| Partner | Employees | Growth 1 yr | Owners | Owner-managed | Odoo only | Own hosting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| much. | 111 (group around 120) | +40% | Simon Stappen (around 75%), Mike Schulz (25%) | yes | yes | Shoovels, own platform |
| openfellas | 50 | +38% | PROM12 and Christian Kranebitter (since 09/2024) | no | yes | Hosting in Germany |
| OBS Solutions | 81 | +39% | OBS Holding GmbH, founder Tobias Hammeke | yes | Group with other business areas | OPaaS, own platform |
| Intero Technologies | 48 | +16% | Managing partners | yes | mostly | managed, German data centre |
| manaTec | 23 | +15% | Majority held by an investment company | no | yes | manaHosting, German data centre |
| ODION | 18 | +31% | Several shareholders, none with a majority | no | yes | no |
| braintec Germany | 3 in DE (group 87) | +7% | 100% braintec AG (Switzerland) | no | yes | braintec.sh via partners |
| bloopark systems | 22 | +8% | Founders | mostly | mostly | no |
| ruhrdot | 28 | 0% | Three founders in equal shares | yes | no, also Xentral | no |
| SH Digital Starten | 11 | +38% | Founder (100%) | yes | mostly | no |
| Nexigo | 13 | +20% | Two managing partners | yes | no, also oxaion | no details |
| Mate iT | 1 | +50% | Founder (100%) | yes | no, also weclapp, Zoho | Hetzner or IONOS |
Sources: LinkedIn Premium Insights; commercial register via North Data; partner websites; much. company information. As of 31 October 2026.
All 12 Odoo Gold Partners in profile
1. much.
87 / 100
Munich · 143 references · avg. 39 users · 97% customer retention · 111 employees
much. Consulting is an Odoo Gold Partner from Munich, specialising in Odoo implementations for mid-sized and large companies. With around 120 employees in the group, much. has the largest team among the German Gold Partners. The company was founded in 2017, has been profitable ever since according to its own figures and is owned by its founders. With Shoovels, much. runs its own Odoo hosting platform in Germany. much. is the only German Gold Partner to publish an ISO 27001 certification and an ISAE 3402 audit.
Approach: Free initial consultation, concept in a demo system, functional consultants for each department. 95% of projects go live within 3 to 6 months.
2. OBS Solutions
71 / 100
Olpe
The most references (254) and the most certified consultants (77, 48 of them on version 19). The founder runs the company himself. With OPaaS, the group operates its own hosting platform. Customer retention is 85%.
Approach: Analysis with workshops and a proof of concept, agile delivery with standardised packages, followed by service contracts.
3. openfellas
71 / 100
Munich
Founded in 2010. Since September 2024, the investor PROM12 has held a stake together with Christian Kranebitter; acquisitions such as axxelia and D9T have followed. With 249 references and an estimated 7,700 Odoo users, openfellas has the largest Odoo volume.
Approach: ERP as a change management project with process analysis, implementation, migration, training and go-live.
4. Intero Technologies
61 / 100
Stralsund
On the market since 2006, working with Odoo since 2009. Today 245 references, 70 of them in wholesale and retail. Projects have 13 users on average. The company is majority-owned by its managing directors.
Approach: Standard first, seven phases from requirements analysis to aftercare.
5. manaTec
56 / 100
Dresden
23 employees and 109 references with 97% customer retention. Own industry solutions for food, manufacturing and medical practices.
Approach: Five phases with gap analysis, prototype and a step-by-step start; starter package from €6,999.
6. ODION
49 / 100
Saarbrücken
18 employees, 58 references and 98% customer retention. Own extensions for DATEV, construction data exchange (GAEB, DATANORM), pharma and machine data.
Approach: Review of the current state, potential analysis, concept and roadmap, delivery using Scrum.
7. braintec Germany
48 / 100
Böblingen
German subsidiary of the Swiss braintec AG. 31 references with an average of 48 users and 100% customer retention, the highest of all Gold Partners together with Mate iT.
Approach: “Odoo Standard First” with minimal custom code, iterative with milestone reviews.
8. bloopark systems
43 / 100
Magdeburg
Odoo partner since 2014, with its own AI products for Odoo, including a voice agent and an MCP server. 22 employees, customer retention 83%.
Approach: Scrum from planning to go-live, with gap and ROI analysis upfront.
9. ruhrdot
39 / 100
Essen
Besides Odoo, also Xentral and Data & AI on Databricks. 25 references with an average of 16 users and 89% customer retention.
Approach: Choice of system between Odoo and Xentral, combined with data projects where needed.
10. SH Digital Starten
36 / 100
Fulda
Specialised in IT systems integrators: 74 of the 98 references come from IT and communications, with 9 users on average. Best Starter Europe 2024.
Approach: Free video demo, kick-off, fast go-live with little customisation.
11. Nexigo
35 / 100
Ettlingen
Founded in 2024, supports the ERP system oxaion alongside Odoo. 35 references with an average of 14 users and 88% customer retention.
Approach: Agile with Scrum, classic methods where needed.
12. Mate iT
23 / 100
Villingen-Schwenningen
Vendor-neutral with Odoo, weclapp, Zoho One and Shopify. 5 references with an average of 61 users. Published guide prices: €40,000 to €90,000 for an Odoo implementation in a mid-sized company.
Approach: Discovery, blueprint with cost estimate, delivery in short cycles, operation with hypercare.
How companies with 100 to 5,000 employees choose their Odoo partner
An ERP system runs for ten years or more. The partner has to remain available, stable and independent over that time. This results in ten categories, which are scored for all twelve partners using the same rules.
The chart shows the weighting of each category in the overall score.
How companies with 100 to 5,000 employees choose their Odoo partner
An ERP system runs for ten years or more. The partner has to remain available, stable and independent over that time. This results in ten categories, which are scored for all twelve partners using the same rules.
The chart shows the weighting of each category in the overall score.
How companies with 100 to 5,000 employees choose their Odoo partner
An ERP system runs for ten years or more. The partner has to remain available, stable and independent over that time. This results in ten categories, which are scored for all twelve partners using the same rules.
The chart shows the weighting of each category in the overall score.
How companies with 100 to 5,000 employees choose their Odoo partner
An ERP system runs for ten years or more. The partner has to remain available, stable and independent over that time. This results in ten categories, which are scored for all twelve partners using the same rules.
The chart shows the weighting of each category in the overall score.
Mid-market projects · 10%
50% average users per project, 50% largest project. A partner with 10-user projects works differently from one with 300 users and many interfaces. Proportional reduction below 25 references (factor: references divided by 25).
Odoo volume · 15%
50% references, 50% total Odoo users. Many references mean many standard cases already solved.
Customer retention · 15%
Share of customers who renew their licence through the partner. 80% (Gold minimum) = 0 points, 100% = 100 points, linear. Proportional reduction below 25 references.
Team capacity · 15%
Normalised logarithmically, because the difference between 5 and 20 employees matters more than between 80 and 120.
Certified expertise · 10%
50% total certified consultants, 50% on version 19.
Ownership and stability · 10%
60% ownership structure (owner-managed 100, mostly owner-managed 90, majority without an operational role 50, subsidiary of a foreign company 40, private equity 30), 40% stability from company age up to 10 years and equity ratio up to 60%, half each, according to the commercial register.
Odoo focus · 10%
Pure Odoo partner 100, small additional business 80 to 90, group with other business areas 70, second ERP system 30 to 40.
Security and compliance · 5%
ISO 27001 and ISAE 3402 published 100, announced or indirect 25, certified data centre only 10, no evidence 0.
AI · 5%
AI-assisted delivery with own widely used product 100, own AI products for Odoo 75, AI services 50, information only 25, no offer found 0.
Operations and hosting · 5%
Own platform 100, managed hosting in a German data centre 70, hosting without own platform 60, operation by third parties 50, hosting without details 30, no offer 0.
Score per category (0 to 100)
Overall score = sum of each category score multiplied by its weight.
| Partner | Mid-market | Volume | Retention | Team | Certification | Ownership | Odoo focus | Security | AI | Hosting | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| much. | 91 | 73 | 85 | 100 | 48 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 87 |
| OBS Solutions | 61 | 83 | 25 | 92 | 100 | 92 | 70 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 71 |
| openfellas | 82 | 99 | 60 | 82 | 52 | 58 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 71 |
| Intero | 39 | 69 | 60 | 81 | 24 | 100 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 70 | 61 |
| manaTec | 32 | 36 | 85 | 66 | 16 | 68 | 100 | 10 | 50 | 70 | 56 |
| ODION | 44 | 22 | 90 | 61 | 14 | 68 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| braintec Germany | 60 | 16 | 100 | 29 | 4 | 44 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 48 |
| bloopark | 55 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 18 | 94 | 85 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 43 |
| ruhrdot | 27 | 8 | 45 | 70 | 18 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 39 |
| SH Digital Starten | 12 | 25 | 50 | 52 | 4 | 70 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Nexigo | 20 | 10 | 40 | 55 | 9 | 82 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 30 | 35 |
| Mate iT | 17 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 72 | 30 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 23 |
Sources: Odoo partner directory, LinkedIn Premium Insights, commercial register via North Data, partner websites, much. company information. As of 31 October 2026.
Calculation and cross-check
Quantitative metrics are normalised to 0 to 100 against the best value among the twelve partners. Qualitative categories are scored using fixed levels. Averages and customer retention are reduced proportionally below 25 references.
Counting only the five purely quantitative categories, much. also comes first: 81 points ahead of openfellas with 76 and OBS Solutions with 71. All data points, category scores and weighted points per partner are in the supplement “Score per category and data point”.
Limitations: partners report references and customer retention to Odoo. Not every customer is published as a reference. LinkedIn only counts profiles that list the company. Revenue estimates were not scored. We welcome notes on outdated or incorrect information and will correct them.
Frequently asked questions about choosing an Odoo partner
For companies with 100 to 5,000 employees, much. Consulting from Munich is the best Odoo partner in Germany according to this comparison, with 87 out of 100 points, ahead of OBS Solutions and openfellas (71 each).
Mid-sized companies are best served by partners with a proven track record of projects of that size. In the Odoo directory, only much. and openfellas list projects with around 1,000 users.
Germany currently has 100 Odoo partners across all levels, 12 of them with Gold status. In August 2023 there were 47.
Gold is the highest of Odoo’s three partner levels. A Gold Partner brings in at least 300 new Enterprise users per year, employs at least 6 certified staff and achieves at least 80% customer retention.
Costs depend on the number of users, companies, interfaces and custom development. Published guide prices from German Gold Partners range from starter packages from €6,999 (manaTec) to €40,000 to €90,000 for mid-sized companies (Mate iT).
Odoo Enterprise is licensed per user per month. For Germany, comparison portals quote around €24.90 (Standard) and €37.40 (Custom) for 2026 with annual billing.
At much., 95% of projects go live within 3 to 6 months. Mate iT quotes 12 to 20 weeks. The deciding factors are the number of companies, the interfaces and how closely the project sticks to Odoo standard.
At much., OBS Solutions, Intero, ruhrdot, SH Digital Starten, Nexigo and Mate iT, the majority owners run the company themselves, and at bloopark mostly so. At manaTec and ODION, the majority lies with shareholders without an operational role. The investor PROM12 has held a stake in openfellas since 2024.
much. with Shoovels and OBS Solutions with OPaaS run their own platforms. Intero and manaTec offer managed hosting in German data centres.
much. is the only German Odoo Gold Partner to publish an ISO 27001 certification and an ISAE 3402 Type 1 and Type 2 audit. braintec has announced the introduction of ISO 27001. Intero and manaTec use ISO 27001 certified data centres.
It shows the share of customers who renew their Odoo licence through the partner. Gold Partners need at least 80%. Among partners with more than 100 references, much. and manaTec lead with 97%.
No. The ranking was produced by much., one of the partners compared. It uses publicly verifiable data, discloses the weighting, scoring levels and score per category, and shows where other partners lead.
Sources
All data retrieved on 31 October 2026. The raw data with a source for each value is in the data sheet odoo_gold_partner_germany_data.xlsx.
- Odoo partner directory, filtered for Germany and Gold: odoo.com/de_DE/partners
- Odoo partner programme with requirements per level: odoo.com/become-a-partner
- Odoo App Store: apps.odoo.com/apps/modules/19.0/mcp_server
- LinkedIn Premium Company Insights for the twelve companies
- North Data company dossiers based on the commercial register: northdata.de
- Websites of the twelve partners
- Odoo licence prices: erp-software.org and ERPResearch
- much.’s daily analysis of the Odoo partner directory since 22 August 2023
- much. company information: profitability, group headcount, Shoovels, managed Odoo licences, ISAE 3402 reports