Odoo Migration & Upgrades
Odoo version upgrades with full data migration and a rehearsed cutover inside a planned window
An Odoo upgrade is usually postponed until it cannot be. By then the version is out of support, custom modules have drifted further from the current API, and the upgrade has to happen under deadline pressure, which is the one condition that makes it genuinely risky. Planned properly, the database upgrade itself is the routine part; custom code and integrations are where the real work sits.
- Inventory of every custom module, integration and report, categorised by upgrade risk rather than treated as one bulk item
- Database upgrade run against a copy, repeatedly if needed, never against production
- Staging environment built on the target version with the real dataset, then a genuine user testing period
- Custom module refactoring where the target version changed the API, with each module retested individually
- Cutover rehearsal, so the production window is a repeat of something already done rather than a first attempt
- Production upgrade in the agreed window with a tested rollback path and post-upgrade validation
From $400 (fixed-price version upgrade, 5 to 7 days)
See the full rate card for fixed packages and managed retainer plans.
Deliverables
- Version-to-version migration (13 → 19)
- Custom module compatibility review
- Data migration and validation
- Pre and post-migration testing
- Rollback plan preparation
Can we jump several versions at once, for example 14 to 19?
Yes. Odoo's upgrade tooling supports going straight to a target version without stepping through every release in between, and multi-version jumps are common in our work.
How long does an upgrade take?
A lightly customised instance is about a week. Heavily customised instances with many integrations typically need six to eight weeks, most of which is testing rather than the upgrade itself.
Will our customisations survive?
Each one is reviewed and categorised first. Some carry over untouched, some need refactoring for API changes, and occasionally something is better replaced by a native feature the new version added. Nothing goes live untested.
What about our Odoo Studio and no-code customisations?
Those are database records rather than code, so they migrate with the database, but they still need testing, because underlying view and field changes can affect them.