Odoo is modular business software that connects till, kitchen, stock, purchasing, staff and accounting in one system for restaurants. With fiskaly's cloud TSE, the Odoo till meets German cash register rules. The Odoo licence costs about €20 to €45 per user a month depending on the plan, plus setup.
Odoo comes up more and more when restaurant owners look for a new POS. But Odoo is more than a till: it is modular business software where POS, stock, purchasing, staff and accounting run in one system. Whether it fits your business depends on what you need. Here is an honest overview.
What is Odoo?
Odoo is business software from the Belgian company Odoo S.A. It is made of apps you combine as needed: Point of Sale, Inventory, Purchase, Accounting, Employees, Website and many more. All apps share one database, so a dish sold is at once a receipt, a stock movement and a booking.
What Odoo does for restaurants
- Restaurant mode on the till: floor plan, courses, split bills, tips, takeaway and delivery.
- Kitchen display: orders go straight to the right station, no paper tickets.
- Recipes and stock: every dish has a recipe, every sale deducts its ingredients.
- Purchasing: suppliers, prices, reorder rules and purchase orders.
- Accounting: local charts of accounts and exports for your accountant (in Germany, DATEV).
- Staff: shift planning and time tracking.
Is the Odoo till compliant in Germany?
Yes, when set up correctly. For the German cash register law (KassenSichV), Odoo uses fiskaly's cloud TSE. Every receipt is signed and the DSFinV-K export is ready for a tax audit. Two things to know: signing needs a working internet connection, and your business must be registered with fiskaly using its tax numbers. See Odoo's documentation for Germany.
What does Odoo cost for a restaurant?
Costs come in four parts:
| Item | Rough guide |
|---|---|
| Odoo subscription (Standard) | about €20 to €25 per user per month |
| Odoo subscription (Custom, needed for custom modules) | about €36 to €45 per user per month |
| Implementation by a service provider | often a few thousand euros for small businesses, depending on scope |
| Cloud TSE and hardware | TSE per fiskaly's price list, hardware one-off |
Licence prices are Odoo's 2026 list prices for Germany and depend on annual or monthly billing. Staff who only use the till usually don't need their own user licence. The biggest cost block is usually the implementation, not the licence.
Who Odoo suits, and who it doesn't
| Simple POS | Odoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Good for | snack bar, small café, till only | restaurants, several locations, catering |
| Stock and recipes | often limited | fully integrated |
| Accounting | export to other software | in the same system |
| Customisable | barely | as far as needed |
| Setup | days | weeks |
If you only need to take payments, a simple POS is enough. Odoo pays off when paperwork, stock gaps and late numbers cost you more than a proper setup.
Where does AI come in?
Because Odoo keeps all data in one place, AI agents can work on it: close the day, plan marketing, bring regulars back or suggest the right extra at order time. That is what we do: Odoo modules for restaurants, tailored to your business and made intelligent with AI. See what it looks like in real businesses in our case studies.