Odoo AI features vs. SAP Joule: data protection per plan
Odoo AI features (3 plans) and SAP Joule (2 plans) side by side: DPA, training on inputs, hosting and data retention per plan, based on the providers’ public documents. Without rating.
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At a glance
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| Feature | Odoo AI features | SAP Joule |
|---|---|---|
| Provider based in | Odoo S.A., Chaussée de Namur 40, 1367 Grand-Rosière, Belgium | SAP SE, Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16, 69190 Walldorf, Germany |
| Plans recorded | 3 | 2 |
| Hosting | mixed: all 3 plans | EU option: all 2 plans |
| Training on inputs | yes: all 3 plans | not documented: all 2 plans |
| DPA | yes: all 3 plans | yes: all 2 plans |
| As of | 18 Oct 2026 | 18 Oct 2026 |
Plans compared
Comparing: Odoo AI features Standard vs. SAP Joule Base AI
| Feature | Odoo AI featuresStandard | SAP JouleBase AI (included in every SAP cloud subscription) |
|---|---|---|
| yes | yes | |
| Details: DPA available | yes (data protection clauses "Processing of Personal Data" and "Subprocessors" in the Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement, version 13 of 2026-09-24; according to the GDPR page, Odoo SA is the processor for customer databases hosted in the Odoo Cloud, and the data protection clauses serve as the data processing agreement) Provider’s DPA | yes (the SAP Trust Center lists the 'Data Processing Agreement for Cloud Services, SAP Support and SAP Services', including GERMAN v.11-2024 (DACH) and ENGLISH v.10-2024, as a PDF; content not read, PDF retrieval blocked by bot protection (403)) Provider’s DPA |
| differs by plan | yes | not publicly documented |
| Details: Training on inputs | 'Yes' for training use refers only to the IAP service Documents Digitization, billed via in-app purchase credits (AI receipt recognition, scanning vendor bills and expenses). IAP privacy policy (last updated 22.09.2026): 'Files are stored, along with their structured information, to be used in the continual improvement of our service.' Files are stored for 6 months, then deleted and the structured data anonymised; according to the policy, stored files can be accessed and deleted upon request. The policy does not use the term 'training' at this point; no opt-out is described. For Ask AI / AI agents, by contrast, Odoo excludes training: 'Information submitted through these providers is not stored and not used to train AI models.' | Responsible AI FAQ: customer data 'can be used to improve existing AI features and functionalities of the SAP cloud service to which the customer has subscribed' (subject to the contract and DPA); use for new AI features only under the 'product development schedule'; customers 'can monitor in which SAP solutions their data might be used and opt out in the SAP for Me interface'. No sharing with LLM/image model providers for training. Joule documentation: conversation logs are stored only with the consent of the global account admin (Joule Booster); analysis to improve Joule only after anonymisation; special categories of personal data are not processed for this purpose. |
| differs by plan | mixed | EU option |
| Details: Data residency | Privacy policy (effective 24.09.2026): customer databases in the nearest hosting region, Europe region with production in France and Belgium (Google, OVH) and backups in Europe (FR, NL, SE; EU-only backups for new customers from Odoo 19, otherwise additionally Canada until an expected Q4 2026); region change on request. AI: Ask AI/AI agents via OpenAI or Google (Gemini) with "Inference Residency: global", provider selected automatically by Odoo from v20; document digitisation on Odoo servers in Belgium and France, OCR via Google Vision with EU regional restriction. | Joule documentation 'Data Centers Supported by Joule': data centres including Frankfurt (EU01 Converge Cloud, EU10 AWS, EU11 AWS 'EU access only', EU30 GCP) and Amsterdam (EU20 Microsoft Azure), each with 'Subprocessor Region' Europe; also USA, Brazil, UAE, India, Japan, Australia, Singapore. Joule can be consumed from a different data centre than the business application (cross consumption); according to SAP, assessing transfer restrictions is the customer's responsibility. Responsible AI page: with third-party foundation models, data are sent to the model provider for processing only and are not stored there; location of these model providers: not publicly documented. |
| list available | list available | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by plan | IAP privacy policy: content for Ask AI/AI… | Joule documentation: interaction data |
| Details: Data retention | IAP privacy policy: content for Ask AI/AI agents stored temporarily in the IAP service only for the duration of the request, then deleted; at the AI providers according to their retention terms (not specified further). Document digitisation: files stored for 6 months, then deleted and structured data anonymised. Privacy policy: cancelled cloud databases kept deactivated for 3 weeks, then destroyed; deleted data may remain in backups for up to 12 months. | Joule documentation: interaction data (where log storage has been consented to) retained by default for one year or 365 days, changeable via support ticket; conversation history for users 7 days; a session ends after 24 hours or 8 hours of inactivity; on offboarding from Joule all interaction data are deleted, and when a user is deactivated their conversation logs are deleted. Responsible AI FAQ: after the end of the contract, remaining customer data are deleted unless retention is required by law; foundation model providers do not store data. |
| differs by plan | 19.90 EUR/user/mo… (further prices in the details) | Included in the price of the SAP cloud… |
| Details: Price | EUR 19.90 per user/month paid annually, EUR 24.90 paid monthly (promotional prices; regular EUR 24.90 and EUR 31.10, discount valid for 12 months for initially ordered users). Odoo Online only. | Included in the price of the SAP cloud subscription; no surcharge according to the pricing page (subscription prices not recorded) |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes, limited (all apps; according to the documentation many AI features can be used without the AI app, but installing the AI app on the Standard plan automatically triggers an upsell to Custom. AI receipt recognition (scanning vendor bills/expenses) is not included in the plans according to the pricing page but billed via in-app purchase credits. According to the documentation, Odoo AI uses Odoo's IAP service; AI usage consumes IAP credits.) | yes (Joule Base and Embedded AI at no additional cost; 'no AI Units required'; availability varies by SAP solution) |
| 7 sources | 7 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- Odoo AI features Standardyes
- SAP Joule Base AIyes
- Odoo AI features Standard
yes (data protection clauses "Processing of Personal Data" and "Subprocessors" in the Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement, version 13 of 2026-09-24; according to the GDPR page, Odoo SA is the processor for customer databases hosted in the Odoo Cloud, and the data protection clauses serve as the data processing agreement)
Provider’s DPASAP Joule Base AIyes (the SAP Trust Center lists the 'Data Processing Agreement for Cloud Services, SAP Support and SAP Services', including GERMAN v.11-2024 (DACH) and ENGLISH v.10-2024, as a PDF; content not read, PDF retrieval blocked by bot protection (403))
Provider’s DPA
Training
- differs by plan
- Odoo AI features Standardyes
- SAP Joule Base AInot publicly documented
- Odoo AI features Standard
'Yes' for training use refers only to the IAP service Documents Digitization, billed via in-app purchase credits (AI receipt recognition, scanning vendor bills and expenses). IAP privacy policy (last updated 22.09.2026): 'Files are stored, along with their structured information, to be used in the continual improvement of our service.' Files are stored for 6 months, then deleted and the structured data anonymised; according to the policy, stored files can be accessed and deleted upon request. The policy does not use the term 'training' at this point; no opt-out is described. For Ask AI / AI agents, by contrast, Odoo excludes training: 'Information submitted through these providers is not stored and not used to train AI models.'
SAP Joule Base AIResponsible AI FAQ: customer data 'can be used to improve existing AI features and functionalities of the SAP cloud service to which the customer has subscribed' (subject to the contract and DPA); use for new AI features only under the 'product development schedule'; customers 'can monitor in which SAP solutions their data might be used and opt out in the SAP for Me interface'. No sharing with LLM/image model providers for training. Joule documentation: conversation logs are stored only with the consent of the global account admin (Joule Booster); analysis to improve Joule only after anonymisation; special categories of personal data are not processed for this purpose.
Hosting
- differs by plan
- Odoo AI features Standardmixed
- SAP Joule Base AIEU option
- Odoo AI features Standard
Privacy policy (effective 24.09.2026): customer databases in the nearest hosting region, Europe region with production in France and Belgium (Google, OVH) and backups in Europe (FR, NL, SE; EU-only backups for new customers from Odoo 19, otherwise additionally Canada until an expected Q4 2026); region change on request. AI: Ask AI/AI agents via OpenAI or Google (Gemini) with "Inference Residency: global", provider selected automatically by Odoo from v20; document digitisation on Odoo servers in Belgium and France, OCR via Google Vision with EU regional restriction.
SAP Joule Base AIJoule documentation 'Data Centers Supported by Joule': data centres including Frankfurt (EU01 Converge Cloud, EU10 AWS, EU11 AWS 'EU access only', EU30 GCP) and Amsterdam (EU20 Microsoft Azure), each with 'Subprocessor Region' Europe; also USA, Brazil, UAE, India, Japan, Australia, Singapore. Joule can be consumed from a different data centre than the business application (cross consumption); according to SAP, assessing transfer restrictions is the customer's responsibility. Responsible AI page: with third-party foundation models, data are sent to the model provider for processing only and are not stored there; location of these model providers: not publicly documented.
Sub-processors
- Odoo AI features Standardlist available
- SAP Joule Base AIlist available
- Odoo AI features Standard
- OpenAI (Ask AI / AI agents, website texts; inference residency global)
- Google (Gemini) (Ask AI / AI agents, website texts; inference residency global)
- Google Vision (OCR for Documents Digitization, EU regional restriction)
- OVH S.A.S. and Google Cloud EMEA Ltd (Odoo Online hosting, production and backups)
- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (hosting for non-EU regions only); Scaleway S.A.S. (email delivery); Outscale S.A.S. (French e-invoicing platform)
SAP Joule Base AI- Infrastructure according to the Joule data centre table: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Converge Cloud (depending on the selected data centre)
Retention
- differs by plan
- Odoo AI features StandardIAP privacy policy: content for Ask AI/AI…
- SAP Joule Base AIJoule documentation: interaction data
- Odoo AI features StandardIAP privacy policy: content for Ask AI/AI agents stored temporarily in the IAP service only for the duration of the request, then deleted; at the AI providers according to their retention terms (not specified further). Document digitisation: files stored for 6 months, then deleted and structured data anonymised. Privacy policy: cancelled cloud databases kept deactivated for 3 weeks, then destroyed; deleted data may remain in backups for up to 12 months.SAP Joule Base AIJoule documentation: interaction data (where log storage has been consented to) retained by default for one year or 365 days, changeable via support ticket; conversation history for users 7 days; a session ends after 24 hours or 8 hours of inactivity; on offboarding from Joule all interaction data are deleted, and when a user is deactivated their conversation logs are deleted. Responsible AI FAQ: after the end of the contract, remaining customer data are deleted unless retention is required by law; foundation model providers do not store data.
Price
- differs by plan
- Odoo AI features Standard19.90 EUR/user/mo… (further prices in the details)
- SAP Joule Base AIIncluded in the price of the SAP cloud…
- Odoo AI features Standard
EUR 19.90 per user/month paid annually, EUR 24.90 paid monthly (promotional prices; regular EUR 24.90 and EUR 31.10, discount valid for 12 months for initially ordered users). Odoo Online only.
SAP Joule Base AIIncluded in the price of the SAP cloud subscription; no surcharge according to the pricing page (subscription prices not recorded)
- Odoo AI features Standardyes
- SAP Joule Base AIyes
- Odoo AI features Standard
yes, limited (all apps; according to the documentation many AI features can be used without the AI app, but installing the AI app on the Standard plan automatically triggers an upsell to Custom. AI receipt recognition (scanning vendor bills/expenses) is not included in the plans according to the pricing page but billed via in-app purchase credits. According to the documentation, Odoo AI uses Odoo's IAP service; AI usage consumes IAP credits.)
SAP Joule Base AIyes (Joule Base and Embedded AI at no additional cost; 'no AI Units required'; availability varies by SAP solution)
Evidence
- Odoo AI features Standard7 sources
- SAP Joule Base AI7 sources
- Odoo AI features Standard
- Pricing (One App Free, Standard, Custom)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement (version 13 – 2026-09-24), data protection clausesDPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Odoo Privacy Policy (effective date: September 24, 2026)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- IAP Privacy Policy (last updated: September 22, 2026), incl. Ask AI / AI Agents, Documents DigitizationSub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SecuritySecurity page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Documentation: AI (incl. AI agents, voice transcription)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- GDPR: Odoo's guide to the European data protection rulesPrivacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
SAP Joule Base AI- SAP Business AI packages and pricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Responsible AITrust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SAP Privacy Statement (Effective 2026-10-01)Privacy notice, retrieved 8 Oct 2026
- Data Centers Supported by JouleProduct documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Joule – Data Protection and PrivacyProduct documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Processing Agreements | SAP Trust CenterDPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Protection and Privacy | SAP Trust CenterTrust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
| Feature | Odoo AI features | SAP Joule |
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| yesall 3 plans | yesall 2 plans | |
| Details: DPA available |
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| differs by tool | yesall 3 plans | not publicly documentedall 2 plans |
| Details: Training on inputs |
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| differs by tool | mixedall 3 plans | EU optionall 2 plans |
| Details: Data residency |
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| list availableall 3 plans | list availableall 2 plans | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by tool | IAP privacy policy: content for Ask AI/AI…all 3 plans | Joule documentation: interaction dataall 2 plans |
| Details: Data retention |
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| Details: Price |
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| differs by tool |
| yesall 2 plans |
| Details: AI features included |
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| 7 sources | 7 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- Odoo AI featuresyesall 3 plans
- SAP Jouleyesall 2 plans
- Odoo AI features
- One App Free
yes (data protection clauses "Processing of Personal Data" and "Subprocessors" in the Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement, version 13 of 2026-09-24; according to the GDPR page, Odoo SA is the processor for customer databases hosted in the Odoo Cloud, and the data protection clauses serve as the data processing agreement)
Provider’s DPA - Standard
yes (data protection clauses "Processing of Personal Data" and "Subprocessors" in the Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement, version 13 of 2026-09-24; according to the GDPR page, Odoo SA is the processor for customer databases hosted in the Odoo Cloud, and the data protection clauses serve as the data processing agreement)
Provider’s DPA - Custom
yes (data protection clauses "Processing of Personal Data" and "Subprocessors" in the Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement, version 13 of 2026-09-24; according to the GDPR page, Odoo SA is the processor for customer databases hosted in the Odoo Cloud, and the data protection clauses serve as the data processing agreement)
Provider’s DPA
SAP Joule- Base AI (included in every SAP cloud subscription)
yes (the SAP Trust Center lists the 'Data Processing Agreement for Cloud Services, SAP Support and SAP Services', including GERMAN v.11-2024 (DACH) and ENGLISH v.10-2024, as a PDF; content not read, PDF retrieval blocked by bot protection (403))
Provider’s DPA - Premium AI (AI Units)
yes (the SAP Trust Center lists the 'Data Processing Agreement for Cloud Services, SAP Support and SAP Services', including GERMAN v.11-2024 (DACH) and ENGLISH v.10-2024, as a PDF; content not read, PDF retrieval blocked by bot protection (403))
Provider’s DPA
- One App Free
Training
- differs by tool
- Odoo AI featuresyesall 3 plans
- SAP Joulenot publicly documentedall 2 plans
- Odoo AI features
- One App Free
'Yes' for training use refers only to the IAP service Documents Digitization, billed via in-app purchase credits (AI receipt recognition, scanning vendor bills and expenses). IAP privacy policy (last updated 22.09.2026): 'Files are stored, along with their structured information, to be used in the continual improvement of our service.' Files are stored for 6 months, then deleted and the structured data anonymised; according to the policy, stored files can be accessed and deleted upon request. The policy does not use the term 'training' at this point; no opt-out is described. For Ask AI / AI agents, by contrast, Odoo excludes training: 'Information submitted through these providers is not stored and not used to train AI models.'
- Standard
'Yes' for training use refers only to the IAP service Documents Digitization, billed via in-app purchase credits (AI receipt recognition, scanning vendor bills and expenses). IAP privacy policy (last updated 22.09.2026): 'Files are stored, along with their structured information, to be used in the continual improvement of our service.' Files are stored for 6 months, then deleted and the structured data anonymised; according to the policy, stored files can be accessed and deleted upon request. The policy does not use the term 'training' at this point; no opt-out is described. For Ask AI / AI agents, by contrast, Odoo excludes training: 'Information submitted through these providers is not stored and not used to train AI models.'
- Custom
'Yes' for training use refers only to the IAP service Documents Digitization, billed via in-app purchase credits (AI receipt recognition, scanning vendor bills and expenses). IAP privacy policy (last updated 22.09.2026): 'Files are stored, along with their structured information, to be used in the continual improvement of our service.' Files are stored for 6 months, then deleted and the structured data anonymised; according to the policy, stored files can be accessed and deleted upon request. The policy does not use the term 'training' at this point; no opt-out is described. For Ask AI / AI agents, by contrast, Odoo excludes training: 'Information submitted through these providers is not stored and not used to train AI models.'
SAP Joule- Base AI (included in every SAP cloud subscription)
Responsible AI FAQ: customer data 'can be used to improve existing AI features and functionalities of the SAP cloud service to which the customer has subscribed' (subject to the contract and DPA); use for new AI features only under the 'product development schedule'; customers 'can monitor in which SAP solutions their data might be used and opt out in the SAP for Me interface'. No sharing with LLM/image model providers for training. Joule documentation: conversation logs are stored only with the consent of the global account admin (Joule Booster); analysis to improve Joule only after anonymisation; special categories of personal data are not processed for this purpose.
- Premium AI (AI Units)
Responsible AI FAQ: customer data 'can be used to improve existing AI features and functionalities of the SAP cloud service to which the customer has subscribed' (subject to the contract and DPA); use for new AI features only under the 'product development schedule'; customers 'can monitor in which SAP solutions their data might be used and opt out in the SAP for Me interface'. No sharing with LLM/image model providers for training. Joule documentation: conversation logs are stored only with the consent of the global account admin (Joule Booster); analysis to improve Joule only after anonymisation; special categories of personal data are not processed for this purpose.
- One App Free
Hosting
- differs by tool
- Odoo AI featuresmixedall 3 plans
- SAP JouleEU optionall 2 plans
- Odoo AI features
- One App Free
Privacy policy (effective 24.09.2026): customer databases in the nearest hosting region, Europe region with production in France and Belgium (Google, OVH) and backups in Europe (FR, NL, SE; EU-only backups for new customers from Odoo 19, otherwise additionally Canada until an expected Q4 2026); region change on request. AI: Ask AI/AI agents via OpenAI or Google (Gemini) with "Inference Residency: global", provider selected automatically by Odoo from v20; document digitisation on Odoo servers in Belgium and France, OCR via Google Vision with EU regional restriction.
- Standard
Privacy policy (effective 24.09.2026): customer databases in the nearest hosting region, Europe region with production in France and Belgium (Google, OVH) and backups in Europe (FR, NL, SE; EU-only backups for new customers from Odoo 19, otherwise additionally Canada until an expected Q4 2026); region change on request. AI: Ask AI/AI agents via OpenAI or Google (Gemini) with "Inference Residency: global", provider selected automatically by Odoo from v20; document digitisation on Odoo servers in Belgium and France, OCR via Google Vision with EU regional restriction.
- Custom
Privacy policy (effective 24.09.2026): customer databases in the nearest hosting region, Europe region with production in France and Belgium (Google, OVH) and backups in Europe (FR, NL, SE; EU-only backups for new customers from Odoo 19, otherwise additionally Canada until an expected Q4 2026); region change on request. AI: Ask AI/AI agents via OpenAI or Google (Gemini) with "Inference Residency: global", provider selected automatically by Odoo from v20; document digitisation on Odoo servers in Belgium and France, OCR via Google Vision with EU regional restriction.
SAP Joule- Base AI (included in every SAP cloud subscription)
Joule documentation 'Data Centers Supported by Joule': data centres including Frankfurt (EU01 Converge Cloud, EU10 AWS, EU11 AWS 'EU access only', EU30 GCP) and Amsterdam (EU20 Microsoft Azure), each with 'Subprocessor Region' Europe; also USA, Brazil, UAE, India, Japan, Australia, Singapore. Joule can be consumed from a different data centre than the business application (cross consumption); according to SAP, assessing transfer restrictions is the customer's responsibility. Responsible AI page: with third-party foundation models, data are sent to the model provider for processing only and are not stored there; location of these model providers: not publicly documented.
- Premium AI (AI Units)
Joule documentation 'Data Centers Supported by Joule': data centres including Frankfurt (EU01 Converge Cloud, EU10 AWS, EU11 AWS 'EU access only', EU30 GCP) and Amsterdam (EU20 Microsoft Azure), each with 'Subprocessor Region' Europe; also USA, Brazil, UAE, India, Japan, Australia, Singapore. Joule can be consumed from a different data centre than the business application (cross consumption); according to SAP, assessing transfer restrictions is the customer's responsibility. Responsible AI page: with third-party foundation models, data are sent to the model provider for processing only and are not stored there; location of these model providers: not publicly documented.
- One App Free
Sub-processors
- Odoo AI featureslist availableall 3 plans
- SAP Joulelist availableall 2 plans
- Odoo AI features
- One App Free
- OpenAI (Ask AI / AI agents, website texts; inference residency global)
- Google (Gemini) (Ask AI / AI agents, website texts; inference residency global)
- Google Vision (OCR for Documents Digitization, EU regional restriction)
- OVH S.A.S. and Google Cloud EMEA Ltd (Odoo Online hosting, production and backups)
- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (hosting for non-EU regions only); Scaleway S.A.S. (email delivery); Outscale S.A.S. (French e-invoicing platform)
- Standard
- OpenAI (Ask AI / AI agents, website texts; inference residency global)
- Google (Gemini) (Ask AI / AI agents, website texts; inference residency global)
- Google Vision (OCR for Documents Digitization, EU regional restriction)
- OVH S.A.S. and Google Cloud EMEA Ltd (Odoo Online hosting, production and backups)
- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (hosting for non-EU regions only); Scaleway S.A.S. (email delivery); Outscale S.A.S. (French e-invoicing platform)
- Custom
- OpenAI (Ask AI / AI agents, website texts; inference residency global)
- Google (Gemini) (Ask AI / AI agents, website texts; inference residency global)
- Google Vision (OCR for Documents Digitization, EU regional restriction)
- OVH S.A.S. and Google Cloud EMEA Ltd (Odoo Online hosting, production and backups)
- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (hosting for non-EU regions only); Scaleway S.A.S. (email delivery); Outscale S.A.S. (French e-invoicing platform)
SAP Joule- Base AI (included in every SAP cloud subscription)
- Infrastructure according to the Joule data centre table: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Converge Cloud (depending on the selected data centre)
- Premium AI (AI Units)
- Infrastructure according to the Joule data centre table: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Converge Cloud (depending on the selected data centre)
- One App Free
Retention
- differs by tool
- Odoo AI featuresIAP privacy policy: content for Ask AI/AI…all 3 plans
- SAP JouleJoule documentation: interaction dataall 2 plans
- Odoo AI features
- One App FreeIAP privacy policy: content for Ask AI/AI agents stored temporarily in the IAP service only for the duration of the request, then deleted; at the AI providers according to their retention terms (not specified further). Document digitisation: files stored for 6 months, then deleted and structured data anonymised. Privacy policy: cancelled cloud databases kept deactivated for 3 weeks, then destroyed; deleted data may remain in backups for up to 12 months.
- StandardIAP privacy policy: content for Ask AI/AI agents stored temporarily in the IAP service only for the duration of the request, then deleted; at the AI providers according to their retention terms (not specified further). Document digitisation: files stored for 6 months, then deleted and structured data anonymised. Privacy policy: cancelled cloud databases kept deactivated for 3 weeks, then destroyed; deleted data may remain in backups for up to 12 months.
- CustomIAP privacy policy: content for Ask AI/AI agents stored temporarily in the IAP service only for the duration of the request, then deleted; at the AI providers according to their retention terms (not specified further). Document digitisation: files stored for 6 months, then deleted and structured data anonymised. Privacy policy: cancelled cloud databases kept deactivated for 3 weeks, then destroyed; deleted data may remain in backups for up to 12 months.
SAP Joule- Base AI (included in every SAP cloud subscription)Joule documentation: interaction data (where log storage has been consented to) retained by default for one year or 365 days, changeable via support ticket; conversation history for users 7 days; a session ends after 24 hours or 8 hours of inactivity; on offboarding from Joule all interaction data are deleted, and when a user is deactivated their conversation logs are deleted. Responsible AI FAQ: after the end of the contract, remaining customer data are deleted unless retention is required by law; foundation model providers do not store data.
- Premium AI (AI Units)Joule documentation: interaction data (where log storage has been consented to) retained by default for one year or 365 days, changeable via support ticket; conversation history for users 7 days; a session ends after 24 hours or 8 hours of inactivity; on offboarding from Joule all interaction data are deleted, and when a user is deactivated their conversation logs are deleted. Responsible AI FAQ: after the end of the contract, remaining customer data are deleted unless retention is required by law; foundation model providers do not store data.
Price
- differs by tool
- Odoo AI features
- 0 EUROne App Free
- 19.90 EUR/user/mo… (further prices in the details)Standard
- 35.90 EUR/user/mo… (further prices in the details)Custom
- SAP Joule
- Included in the price of the SAP cloud…Base AI (included in every SAP cloud subscription)
- AI surcharge: AI Units as a shared…Premium AI (AI Units)
- Odoo AI features
- One App Free
EUR 0 (Odoo Online, one app, unlimited users).
- Standard
EUR 19.90 per user/month paid annually, EUR 24.90 paid monthly (promotional prices; regular EUR 24.90 and EUR 31.10, discount valid for 12 months for initially ordered users). Odoo Online only.
- Custom
EUR 35.90 per user/month paid annually, EUR 44.90 paid monthly (promotional prices; regular EUR 44.90 and EUR 56.90, discount valid for 12 months for initially ordered users). Odoo Online, Odoo.sh (hosting extra) or on-premise; light users EUR 7.90.
SAP Joule- Base AI (included in every SAP cloud subscription)
Included in the price of the SAP cloud subscription; no surcharge according to the pricing page (subscription prices not recorded)
- Premium AI (AI Units)
AI surcharge: AI Units as a shared consumption currency (SKU 8019164), purchased annually, expire after 12 months; price per AI Unit: not publicly documented (price list via sales); Custom-built AI (Joule Studio) free of charge in operation until the end of 2026 (pricing page)
- One App Free
- differs by tool
- Odoo AI features
- not publicly documentedOne App Free
- yesStandard, Custom
- SAP Jouleyesall 2 plans
- Odoo AI features
- One App Free
not publicly documented (plan with a single app and unlimited users; which AI features are available without the AI app is not specified per plan. AI receipt recognition (scanning vendor bills/expenses) is not included in the plans according to the pricing page but billed via in-app purchase credits.)
- Standard
yes, limited (all apps; according to the documentation many AI features can be used without the AI app, but installing the AI app on the Standard plan automatically triggers an upsell to Custom. AI receipt recognition (scanning vendor bills/expenses) is not included in the plans according to the pricing page but billed via in-app purchase credits. According to the documentation, Odoo AI uses Odoo's IAP service; AI usage consumes IAP credits.)
- Custom
yes (all apps including the AI app with AI agents, "Odoo Studio / AI agents", AI fields, AI in email templates, voice transcription with summary, AI image generation, AI live chat, AI server actions, MCP server. AI receipt recognition (scanning vendor bills/expenses) is not included in the plans according to the pricing page but billed via in-app purchase credits. According to the documentation, Odoo AI uses Odoo's IAP service; AI usage consumes IAP credits.)
SAP Joule- Base AI (included in every SAP cloud subscription)
yes (Joule Base and Embedded AI at no additional cost; 'no AI Units required'; availability varies by SAP solution)
- Premium AI (AI Units)
yes (agents and extended AI services based on consumption; SAP-delivered agents 0.02 AI Units per agent action; Joule for Consultants 35 AI Units per user per month)
- One App Free
Evidence
- Odoo AI features7 sources
- SAP Joule7 sources
- Odoo AI features
- Pricing (One App Free, Standard, Custom)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement (version 13 – 2026-09-24), data protection clausesDPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Odoo Privacy Policy (effective date: September 24, 2026)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- IAP Privacy Policy (last updated: September 22, 2026), incl. Ask AI / AI Agents, Documents DigitizationSub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SecuritySecurity page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Documentation: AI (incl. AI agents, voice transcription)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- GDPR: Odoo's guide to the European data protection rulesPrivacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
SAP Joule- SAP Business AI packages and pricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Responsible AITrust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SAP Privacy Statement (Effective 2026-10-01)Privacy notice, retrieved 8 Oct 2026
- Data Centers Supported by JouleProduct documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Joule – Data Protection and PrivacyProduct documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Processing Agreements | SAP Trust CenterDPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Protection and Privacy | SAP Trust CenterTrust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
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