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Hiring an Odoo developer: employee, freelancer or dedicated B2B expert?

Recruiting Odoo developers is slow and freelancers come and go. Here is how the three hiring options compare, and when a dedicated B2B expert makes more sense.

Good Odoo developers are in demand. Whether you need someone to maintain servers, build custom modules or support users, there are three ways to get them.

Option 1: hire an employee

A full-time employee is fully yours and learns your business deeply. But recruiting can take months, you carry salary, benefits and equipment, and if they leave, the knowledge often leaves with them.

Option 2: hire a freelancer

Freelancers are quick to start and flexible. The risks: availability changes, there is no cover when they are away, and you depend on one person’s skills.

Option 3: a dedicated expert through a company (B2B)

You sign a service agreement with a company, which provides a named expert who works in your team, full-time, part-time or by the hour. You get one monthly invoice, backup cover during leave, and a wider team (developers, functional consultants, DevOps) behind your expert.

  • Start in days, not months
  • No payroll, visa or equipment costs
  • Cover and handover built in
  • Scale hours up or down each month

Which one should you choose?

If Odoo is core to your product and you have time to recruit, an employee may be right. For short, well-defined tasks, a freelancer can work. For ongoing development, support and DevOps with less risk, a dedicated B2B expert is usually the best balance.

See how it works and what it costs: hire a dedicated Odoo expert.

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