Openbravo 3 Editions : Basic Edition
Openbravo Basic Edition is for small organizations who are piloting or using Openbravo Community Edition.
Why Basic?
Through open source, Openbravo is able to bring modern, web-based ERP to organizations of all sizes, worldwide. However, maintaining and customizing a rapidly-evolving ERP from sources is not a wise time investment for most. And while they are able to go live with some portion of the ERP functionality, many Community Edition users lack the expertise to optimize and sustain the system over time.
Openbravo Basic Edition is a subscription service that makes your existing open source ERP simple to maintain and extend in a managed way, saving time & money, and reducing risk. It allows you to easily keep your release 2.50 or 3.0 ERP instance up to date on a monthly basis, and opens up a whole new world of available commercial functionality that you can tap into to improve your organization’s efficiency and effectiveness. Openbravo Basic Edition frees up your time so that you can focus on your business--not your business system.
Benefits
The benefits of Openbravo Basic Edition can be grouped into several categories. While this section highlights the major benefits, please see the compare editions page for a complete list.
Lower Cost of Maintenance
Click-thru installation of maintenance packs keeps your ERP running smoothly, with direct access to Openbravo’s official monthly maintenance packs on the current shipping release. These maintenance packs can be easily installed by non-technical users. This benefit unleashes the true power of open source innovation with a simple, automated way to keep your ERP up to date.
Easier Adaptability
The Easy Extensible Attributes module enables non-technical power users to easily extend the system in a managed way, by adding new tabs and fields to Openbravo application windows. The application dictionary is an extremely powerful part of Openbravo, and this module lets your business users drive it.
Additional Functionality
The Advanced Payables & Receivables Management module provides dramatic improvements to Openbravo’s payment work flows, while important country-specific functionality is available through access to the growing list of Professional Localization Packs.
The Initial Data Load module reduces the cost of one of the most complex tasks in an implementation project, providing easy import of legacy data into your ERP. Importing information for a new organization is a snap with this free commercial module.
Finally, paid access to many other Openbravo and 3rd-party commercial modules on Openbravo Exchange is also provided.
Pricing
Openbravo Basic Edition is available directly from Openbravo, on a subscription basis. The fee is assessed annually per concurrent user, as follows:
- 365€ (or $365, with the currency dependent on the region), for the first 3 concurrent users
- 365€/$ for each additional concurrent user, up to 2 additional
- Minimum of 3 concurrent users, maximum of 5 total concurrent users
- No limitations placed on the number of "named users"
- Note that 3 concurrent users can often support 5 to 8 named users, depending on the usage patterns
For many small companies, Openbravo Basic Edition truly offers "World-class ERP for a dollar a day"!
Next Steps
Openbravo Basic Edition is a true “no-brainer” service for most community edition 2.50 or 3.0 users. The click-through installation of monthly maintenance packs by itself easily justifies the cost based on the time savings--not to mention the enhanced stability and functionality that come from an always up-to-date ERP system. You can begin enjoying the many benefits of Openbravo Basic Edition today by following these easy steps.
Buy
Start the buying process now in our own instance of Openbravo ERP.
- A simple wizard will walk you through the process, which accepts payment online via credit card.
- To buy access to an additional commercial module (for example, a professional localization pack), please click on the banner again to re-enter the wizard.
- Based on your Tax Id, the additional module will be added to your Openbravo Basic Edition subscription.
Activate
You will be emailed your own system key, which you use to activate your system.
Apply Latest Maintenance Pack
To access and apply the latest maintenance pack for your release, back up your system and then do this:
- Log into your Openbravo ERP system using the System Administrator role
- Access the General Setup -> Application -> Module Management option
- Click Scan for Updates
- Follow the on-screen directions
To be notified by email when a new maintenance pack is made available (usually monthly), please send a blank e-mail to the update distribution list. When you receive an email announcing the availability of a new maintenance pack, follow the above directions. Note that if updates are available for any of the modules you have installed, clicking “Scan for Updates” will highlight them, and you should generally install them.
Install Additional Modules
Follow these instructions to locate and install additional modules, for example the commercial modules that come free with Openbravo Basic Edition:
If you have purchased access to one of the Professional Localization Packs, now is the time to install it also.
Go Have Some Fun!
By upgrading to Openbravo Basic Edition, you have time to spare--enjoy it! :)