Employees and users used to be separate decisions.
You could maintain HR employee records without necessarily turning them into paid users.
- Employee record
- Optional Odoo access
- Licence linked to user account
Light User · Odoo 20 Enterprise
A new licence changes a decision that used to seem minor.
Odoo 20 Light User pricing: understand the employee impact.
In Odoo 20 Enterprise, an active employee recorded in Human Resources counts as a Light User unless linked to an active internal user. This applies even if they never sign in.
Qué ha cambiado
Light Users in Odoo 20: cost no longer depends only on who logs in.
Previously, an employee record and a user account were usually separate decisions. In Odoo 20 Enterprise, an active HR employee record can affect licensing costs.
Active employees now affect licensing.
If they are not linked to active internal users, they count as Light Users under Odoo's current terms.
- Active HR employee
- No login required
- Light User or higher licence
Odoo 20
Precio Light User Odoo 20
How much does a Light User cost in Odoo 20?
Odoo currently lists a price of US$8.90 per Light User per month. For businesses with dozens or hundreds of employees, this can become a significant recurring cost.
Pricing may vary by commercial terms, country, taxes or future changes. Check Odoo's official Odoo pricing →
La alternativa que tenemosNot every worker needs to be an
Not every worker needs to be an hr.employee record.
Colorario is preparing an Odoo 20 workflow in which operational staff can be managed in Colorario without requiring an HR employee record for everyone in Odoo.
People are managed where they work.
Identity, team, schedule and permissions for daily operations, without automatically creating an hr.employee record.
Manage day-to-day work.
Attendance, schedules, calendars, project time, operational planning, hour types, project-based billing and reports.
Keep what you really need in Odoo.
Projects, tasks, customers and business processes. Use Odoo HR for people who genuinely need its HR functionality.
Un ejemplo sencillo
100 workers should not mean making the same licensing decision 100 times.
If some staff only need for Odoo-connected attendance tracking, viewing their schedules, using a calendar or time tracking for projects and tasks
Preguntas frecuentes
Light Users change the cost. Architecture determines how much.
What is a Light User in Odoo 20? +
It is the limited-access licence introduced in Odoo 20. Under current terms, certain active HR employee records also count as Light Users even without an active internal login.
How much does a Light User cost in Odoo 20? +
Odoo currently lists US$8.90 per Light User per month. Pricing may vary by country, taxes, contract terms and future changes; see Odoo's official Odoo pricing page
Does every Odoo 20 employee need a Light User licence? +
Under current terms, an active Human Resources employee not linked to an active non-portal account counts as a Light User. An employee already covered by a full internal user licence does not also require a separate Light User licence.
Does an employee without access to Odoo still count? +
Yes. The rule does not depend on an invitation or login. An active HR employee without a linked active internal account may still count.
Does Colorario replace Odoo Human Resources? +
No. The proposal is to keep everyday operational staff in Colorario and retain Odoo HR for employees who need its HR functionality.
Odoo 20 ya está aquí
Before turning your entire workforce into Light Users, review what each person actually needs.
If you have many employees but few people using Odoo directly, tell us about your setup. Colorario's approach to integration is designed with Odoo 20 in mind.