As an Odoo partner, I’d like to raise something that I believe would make a positive difference for small businesses adopting Odoo.

Right now, every user requires a full licence, even if it’s just a bookkeeper logging in once a month or an implementation partner providing occasional implementation support. For small companies that only need one or two licences, it’s a real pain point to have to pay for a full licence just to allow their accountant access to the books or their Odoo partner to provide support.

My suggestion:

Introduce two special roles that don’t consume a paid licence:

• Partner login – so an implementation partner can access and support the client instance. A user could invite a partner who is registered with Odoo as a learning/ready/silver/gold.
• Accountant login – allowing up to two financial professionals (e.g. one bookkeeper and one accountant) to access the system - specifically limited to just the accounting application.

This model is already common in accounting platforms like Xero, MYOB, and QuickBooks, where accountants get free logins. It’s one of the reasons those platforms are so widely adopted. If Odoo offered the same, it would remove a major barrier to entry for small businesses considering Odoo as their ERP.

Small businesses don’t want to burn a paid licence on a user who isn’t a daily operator, and the process needs to be low friction and secure (invite by email from within their own Odoo instance).

Giving accountants and implementation partners a clean, official way in at no extra licence cost would improve adoption, keep Odoo competitive, and ultimately grow the paying customer base.

Would love to hear other partners’ and users’ thoughts on this.