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Apache OFBiz
What it is
Apache OFBiz is a suite of business applications that organizations can use across industries and extend with custom features. Its ready-to-use modules cover accounting, CRM, order management, e-commerce, warehousing, inventory, manufacturing, and MRP. Product and catalog management, promotions and pricing, supply-chain fulfillment, contracts, payments, and billing are also listed. Finance functions include general ledger, receivables, payables, invoices, payments, statements, aging, and financial reporting. Manufacturing tools cover bills of materials, production planning, routings, job costing, and raw-material procurement. For commerce, OFBiz lists payment gateway integrations, online and point-of-sale stores, and support for physical, digital, and configurable products. The Java-based web framework includes entity and service engines and a widget-based interface. OFBiz can be downloaded and run on Unix-based and Windows-based systems, with local installation guidance. For the framework and plugins trunk and release 24.09, the minimum requirement is Java 17 JDK. The software is free and open source, with no licensing fees, and is self-hosted.
For and against
For
- Business modules span finance, commerce, and manufacturing
- Includes accounting and inventory tools
- Supports online and point-of-sale stores
- Free and open source with no licensing fees
Against
- Self-hosted software requires local installation
- Java 17 JDK is required for listed releases
- Support for older branches can decrease
The verdict
Apache OFBiz covers a wide range of business functions and allows custom extensions, while keeping licensing fees at zero. Its self-hosted deployment and Java requirement are important considerations for setup and maintenance.
Who it suits
OFBiz is aimed at developers and business users who need a customizable suite spanning operations, finance, commerce, inventory, and manufacturing. It may suit organizations prepared to install and run self-hosted software.
Plans and prices
Apache OFBiz
free and open source · no licensing fees · self-hosted software
Read 11 Oct 2026 · ofbiz.apache.org
On the record
- Business features
- The project lists product and catalog management, promotion and pricing management, supply-chain fulfillment, contracts, payments and billing.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Business modules
- Out-of-the-box modules include accounting, CRM, order management, e-commerce, warehousing, inventory, manufacturing and MRP.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Commerce
- The business-user page lists payment gateway integrations, integrated online and point-of-sale stores, and support for physical, digital and configurable products.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- OFBiz can be downloaded and run on Unix-based and Windows-based systems, and the project documents local installation and running.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Finance
- Accounting features include general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoices, payments, statements, aging and financial reporting.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Finance module
- Yesofbiz.apache.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Framework
- OFBiz is a Java-based web framework with an entity engine, service engine and widget-based user interface.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project presents OFBiz for developers and business users, and describes it as an enterprise-wide ERP solution flexible enough to adapt as a business changes.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Inventory management
- Yesofbiz.apache.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Manufacturing
- Manufacturing features include bills of materials, production planning and MRP, routings, job costing and raw-material procurement.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Multi-entity support
- Yesofbiz.apache.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Order management
- Yesofbiz.apache.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Product
- Apache OFBiz is a suite of business applications that can be used across industries and extended with custom features.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Release support limit
- The project notes that support for older release branches can decrease when volunteers are focused on other issues.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirement
- For the framework and plugins trunk and release 24.09, the minimum requirement is Java 17 JDK.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The project recommends upgrading to the latest stable release to minimize security vulnerability risk and provides PGP signatures and SHA512 hashes for release verification.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The project asks users to report vulnerabilities privately to its security team and says reports should not be sent through public issue trackers or mailing lists.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can ask questions and get setup advice through the user mailing list, and the project also provides documentation, demos and an issue tracker.ofbiz.apache.org · read 11 Oct 2026
