📄 🆚 Editions: Basic, Pro, Business, Ultimate
Editions: Basic, Pro, Business, Ultimate
MailDesk is available in four editions: Basic, Pro, Business, and Ultimate. Each edition adds capabilities on top of the previous one — pick the edition that matches how your team works.
All four editions are available for Odoo 17, 18 and 19. You choose your Odoo version once when you activate your licence.
MailDesk Basic
MailDesk Basic is a professional email client fully integrated into Odoo.
It focuses on reading, writing, and organizing emails — reliably and efficiently.
What MailDesk Basic includes
Connect mailboxes (Gmail, Outlook, IMAP)
OAuth authentication (Gmail & Outlook)
SMTP sending
Provider folders / labels
Read, reply, reply-all, forward
Conversation (thread) view
Search and filters
Tags for manual organization
Folder-based synchronization
Progressive backfill of older emails
User-based mailbox access control
Who is Basic for?
Basic is the right edition if you want a clean, fast inbox inside Odoo — without AI, automation, or Odoo-app linking.
MailDesk Pro
MailDesk Pro includes everything in Basic, plus the capabilities that turn email into an active part of your daily Odoo workflow. See the dedicated MailDesk Pro section for the full guide.
What Pro adds on top of Basic
AI Assistant — Summarize an email thread, Draft a reply, Security scan; with your choice of provider (OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, xAI Grok, DeepSeek, or a self-hosted provider)
Two-way mailbox synchronization — Read / Star / Move / Delete in Odoo and your provider stays in sync
Signatures per mailbox — Different signature for each connected mailbox
Email templates in the composer — Pick a template, bind it to an Odoo record, send
Link emails to Odoo records — One click links an email to a CRM lead, Helpdesk ticket, Sale order, Calendar event, Document (with the corresponding Workflow Bridge)
Who is Pro for?
Pro is the right edition for users and teams who actually work in email — sales, support, operations, customer success. Pro is also the foundation for the Workflow Bridges.
MailDesk Business
MailDesk Business includes everything in Pro, plus the full suite of Workflow Bridges — bundled and ready to use.
What Business adds on top of Pro
Partner 360 — embedded customer 360 panel next to every email
Chatter Integration — internal team discussion thread for each email
CRM Integration — link emails to CRM leads & opportunities
Helpdesk Integration — turn emails into Helpdesk tickets
Calendar Integration — link emails to Calendar events, parse meeting invitations
Documents Integration — save attachments into Odoo Documents
Sales Integration — link emails to quotations and sale orders
Who is Business for?
Business is the right edition for organizations that already run their core operations on Odoo (CRM, Helpdesk, Sales, etc.) and want every team email to plug into those workflows out of the box.
MailDesk Ultimate
MailDesk Ultimate is our managed-service tier. It includes everything in Business, plus white-glove delivery: managed Odoo hosting (on request), premium Service Level Agreement, a dedicated customer-success manager, and the Automation Engine add-on for advanced rule-based email routing.
What Ultimate adds on top of Business
Automation Engine — rules that run automatically when an email arrives (tag, link, notify, auto-reply)
Premium Service Level Agreement — faster response times, defined recovery objectives
Dedicated customer-success manager — single point of contact for your organization
Managed hosting (on request) — Metzler IT operates your Odoo and MailDesk for you
Onboarding and architecture consulting — included as part of the engagement
Who is Ultimate for?
Ultimate is for organizations that need white-glove delivery and a single accountable partner for their MailDesk + Odoo stack. See the MailDesk Ultimate page for the full description.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Basic | Pro | Business | Ultimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Email client inside Odoo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gmail / Outlook OAuth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IMAP / SMTP support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Folder-based sync | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Progressive backfill | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search and filters | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tags and conversations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Two-way mailbox sync | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Assistant (5 providers + self-hosted) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Signatures per mailbox | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email templates in composer | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Link emails to Odoo records | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Partner 360 panel | — | add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chatter Integration | — | add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| CRM Integration | — | add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| Helpdesk Integration | — | add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calendar Integration | — | add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| Documents Integration | — | add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales Integration | — | add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automation Engine | — | add-on | add-on | ✓ |
| Premium SLA | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Dedicated customer-success manager | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Managed hosting (on request) | — | — | — | ✓ |
Which edition is for you?
Choose MailDesk Basic if:
You mainly need email inside Odoo
You want reliability and clarity
You don't need AI or Odoo-app linking yet
Choose MailDesk Pro if:
You want AI help drafting replies, summarizing threads, scanning for risk
You want changes (move, star, delete) to flow in both directions
You want to link emails to specific Odoo records (one or two Workflow Bridges)
Choose MailDesk Business if:
Your team works across multiple Odoo apps (CRM, Helpdesk, Sales, etc.)
You want all Workflow Bridges bundled rather than added one by one
You want one predictable subscription price for the full suite
Choose MailDesk Ultimate if:
You need a single accountable partner for your MailDesk + Odoo stack
You want premium SLA and a dedicated customer-success manager
You want managed hosting and onboarding consulting included
You want the Automation Engine bundled out of the box
Simple explanation
Basic = Inbox inside Odoo
Pro = Inbox + Intelligence + Two-way sync
Business = Pro + the full Workflow Bridge suite
Ultimate = Business + Automation Engine + managed-service tier
Important note
Higher editions do not replace CRM, Helpdesk, Sales, or any other Odoo app. They connect emails to those apps intelligently. You stay in control at all times.
What's next?
Read the dedicated MailDesk Pro section for Pro features
Browse the Workflow Bridges to see what each bridge does
🚀 Read the MailDesk Ultimate page for the managed-service tier description
Check Odoo version compatibility to confirm your Odoo version