Odoo Partner
Odoo Partner for SMEs in Germany
KAPEO Solutions is an official Odoo Partner based in Wilnsdorf in North Rhine-Westphalia. We implement Odoo for small and medium sized companies, set up German and Swiss accounting correctly from the start, and stay your dedicated point of contact afterwards.
The role
What an Odoo Partner actually does
Odoo sells software. An Odoo Partner makes sure that software fits your company. That is the whole difference, and it decides whether an implementation succeeds.
Setting up instead of selling
We translate your processes into standard Odoo: products, accounts, taxes, permissions, reports. Only once that stands do we talk about extra development.
Translating between the shop floor and the software
You explain how you work. We say how Odoo covers it and where you are better off changing a process than the software.
Knowing the local rules
For Germany GoBD and the handover to DATEV, for Switzerland VAT by FTA form line, GeBüV compliant archiving, QR invoice and Swissdec payroll.
Staying once it is live
The real questions come after go live. We are still there then, with the same person who set your system up.
Comparison
Straight from Odoo or through a partner
Both are possible and both have their place. Here is what you get in each case, written out openly.
Straight from Odoo
- Licence and hosting from a single source, a very fast start
- A standardised implementation following a fixed procedure
- Changing points of contact, often in a different time zone
- You have to ask for GoBD and DATEV specifics yourself
With KAPEO as your partner
- A dedicated team that knows your company and speaks your language
- German and Swiss accounting set up correctly from the start
- Every session doubles as training, you work on your own afterwards
- We also tell you when Odoo is not the right fit somewhere
You can combine the two. Licence and hosting stay with Odoo, we take on the implementation and the support. You can always try Odoo yourself,free of charge and without a credit card
Choosing a partner
Which Odoo Partner is right for your SME?
The Odoo partner directory alone shows a long list of partners for Germany. For an SME, the right one is rarely the biggest. It is the one that knows businesses your size, sets up German accounting correctly from day one, shows you your processes in a test system first and stays reachable after go-live. Ask every partner these questions. Below each one you will find our answer.
How big are your typical customers?
A partner for corporate projects plans differently than one for small businesses: more coordination, bigger packages, larger budgets.
Our answer: small and medium-sized businesses in Germany. In the first conversation we tell you openly whether we have already set up processes like yours.
Who sets up our accounting?
In Germany, GoBD, the DATEV export and e-invoicing belong in the setup from the start, not after go-live.
Our answer: We set up period locking, the DATEV export and e-invoicing together with your tax advisor. The tax assessment stays with your tax advisor.
Will we see our processes in a test system first?
Slides show what Odoo can do. A test system with your own data shows whether it fits your business.
Our answer: In the business analysis we map your processes in a sample system with real data before anything is rolled out. If the standard is enough, you start straight away with the Rocket Start.
Who is our contact, also after go-live?
Changing consultants and ticket queues cost time, especially when questions come up after the launch.
Our answer: one fixed contact from the analysis through to ongoing support. If you like, with KAPEO Care: cancellable monthly, with consulting time included every month.
What does an hour cost, and what does getting started cost?
Without an hourly rate and an entry price, no offer can be compared.
Our answer: one hourly rate for consulting, setup, training and development, billed in quarter hours. To get started there is the Rocket Start at a fixed price. You pay the Odoo licence directly to Odoo, with no mark-up from us. All prices are published openly on our pricing page.
When would you advise us against Odoo?
A partner who cannot answer this question is selling software rather than advice.
Our answer: if your business needs a ready-made industry solution, or nobody on your team has time to take part in the implementation. If you need a fully custom-built system, a larger partner with its own development team is the better choice. We tell you that even when it costs us the job.
Ask us these questions in a free first conversation: online and without sales pressure.
Qualification
What our partner status means in practice
Official Odoo Partner means: a direct line to Odoo, access to partner support and ongoing certification on the current version. Our consulting is functionally certified, with project experience from Odoo 14 to Odoo 20.
Odoo 14 to 20
We work with every version from Odoo 14 to Odoo 20 and know what changed between them. That matters most when upgrading older systems.
Enterprise and Community
We tell you openly which edition is enough for your size and your requirements.
Access to Odoo
When a case genuinely belongs in the software, it goes on through the partner channel instead of into a hold queue.
Effort you can follow
145 euros per hour, net. No package prices that work out more expensive per hour than the hourly rate.
Regions
Where we work
We sit in Wilnsdorf in North Rhine-Westphalia and work mostly online. In South Westphalia we are on site in person, across Germany we work online, and for Swiss clients we travel to German speaking Switzerland when the matter calls for it.
Odoo Partner Germany
In person in South Westphalia, nationwide online. GoBD compliant bookkeeping, handover to DATEV, invoicing in euros.
Odoo Partner Switzerland
On request for companies in German-speaking Switzerland. Swiss chart of accounts, VAT by FTA form line, GeBüV and Swissdec.
Language
German and English, without project jargon. You speak with us directly, not with a sales team.
Frequently asked
Questions about the Odoo Partner
Which Odoo Partner suits a small or medium-sized business?
Usually not the biggest one, but one that works with businesses your size, sets up German accounting with GoBD, DATEV export and e-invoicing from the start, shows you your processes in a test system before rollout and stays reachable after go-live. KAPEO Solutions is an official Odoo Partner in Germany and works with small and medium-sized businesses, with a published hourly rate and the Rocket Start as a fixed-price entry.
What does an Odoo Partner cost?
With us 145 euros per hour, net. The Rocket Start is a fixed price entry offer, the business analysis is billed by effort, in practice usually 20 to 80 hours for a proof of concept. You pay the Odoo licence separately to Odoo.
Do I even need an Odoo Partner?
If you only write invoices, you will get quite far with Odoo alone. As soon as accounting, inventory, payroll or interfaces come in, a partner saves you more time than they cost. In the first conversation we tell you honestly which category your case falls into.
What separates an official partner from an independent consultant?
Partner status is tied to certifications and to running projects. Two practical things follow from that: access to partner support at Odoo and the obligation to stay on the current version.
Do you also work with Odoo Community?
Yes. We look at which apps you really need and then say whether Community is enough or whether Enterprise pays off. Accounting with the DATEV export and payroll usually speak for Enterprise.
How quickly can an implementation start?
Usually within two weeks of the first conversation. The Rocket Start gets you live in under 10 hours of support, provided your processes can be covered in the standard.
Do you take over an existing Odoo?
Yes. We look at what is set up, say openly what is sound and what should be rebuilt, and take over the support from there.
The first step
Tell us where things are stuck.
30 minutes, online, free of charge. Afterwards you will know whether Odoo suits you and what a start realistically costs.