Direct Printing · Printer Fleet Manager · Odoo 19
One click on an invoice, delivery slip, purchase order, or label - rendered on the server and sent directly to the device over raw TCP 9100, IPP, or CUPS. No browser print dialog. No desktop client. No cloud relay. No API keys. No subscription.
Included in Printer Fleet Manager · $499 one-time · Odoo 19 Community & Enterprise
A live, unedited run: one-click printing from an invoice, print routes, automation rules, and the job queue.
Other direct-print approaches bolt printing onto Odoo from the outside - a cloud relay plus a per-desk client, or a tray app on every workstation - because they have to reach printers the Odoo server cannot see. Printer Fleet Manager works the other way around: it already discovered and monitors every printer on your network, so when Odoo runs on-premise the server just opens a socket to the device and prints.
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Discovery and SNMP monitoring give it every printer's IP, port, protocol, and live status - kept current automatically.
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The document is rendered as PDF or ZPL server-side. Nothing depends on the user's browser or desktop.
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Bytes go over raw TCP 9100, IPP 631, or a local CUPS queue - on your LAN, and only your LAN.
Print routes resolve along a priority ladder - user and report, user and document type, site and report, site and model, then global defaults - so a pick list prints in the warehouse, an invoice at the front desk, and a ZPL label on the label printer, automatically. The first time a document has no route, a picker asks once, and a Remember checkbox saves the answer.
Ready-made automation rules fire a print on business events: invoice posted, delivery validated, purchase order confirmed, lot or serial created. They ship disabled by default so nothing prints unexpectedly, and a Test Fire button runs the real print path against the latest matching record before you switch one on. If a print fails, your invoice still posts and your delivery still validates - the job is held with a clear note, never a rolled-back transaction.
Print jobs are records with a full lifecycle - pending, sending, sent, printed, failed, held, cancelled - plus a retry counter and a one-click Retry. A printer that was offline comes back, you retry its held jobs in one click, and an automatic retry cron backs you up. A reachability test pings every configured printer and tells you exactly what the server can reach.
Direct printing needs the Odoo server to reach your printers over the network. That is exactly how most on-premise SMB and warehouse deployments run - and where Printer Fleet Manager shines. A cloud-hosted Odoo database cannot open a socket to a printer on your LAN; if that happens, the module detects it and gives you a clear diagnostic and a download fallback instead of pretending it printed. Deployment: Odoo.sh or on-premise; Odoo Online is not supported - Odoo Online does not permit installation of third-party Python modules.
Everything the printing side of Printer Fleet Manager does - nothing held back.
Every mainstream direct-print option for Odoo needs either a recurring cloud print service or a client app on every workstation. Printer Fleet Manager needs neither for network printers - and the same license includes the fleet monitoring none of them offer at all.
| Printer Fleet Manager | Cloud-relay print modules | Print-service connectors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Module license | $499 one-time - every feature included | Typically $100-$250, charged per Odoo version | Module often cheap or free |
| Cloud printing subscription | None | Recurring cloud fee | Recurring print-service fee, for as long as you print |
| Per-PC client software | None for network printers | Client app to install, license, and update | Client on every print host |
| Fleet monitoring, toner alerts, auto-reorder RFQs | Included | Not offered | Not offered |
| Cost after 3 years | $797 with Maintenance & Support renewed ($499 + two optional $149 renewals) - or just $499 if you let it lapse; the module keeps working | Module price per version + 36 months of cloud fees | Module price + 36 months of print-service fees |
Competitor figures are typical Odoo Apps Store ranges for direct-print modules as of August 2026 - check each vendor for current pricing.
ONE LICENSE. EVERYTHING INCLUDED.
one-time · includes 12 months of ModuleSmith Maintenance & Support
Maintenance & Support includes technical assistance, product updates, and supported major Odoo-version upgrades released while your plan is active. Renewal is optional - your purchased module continues to operate if Maintenance & Support expires.
Sold under the OPL-1 license. Odoo Apps Store listing coming soon. Deployment: Odoo.sh or on-premise. Odoo Online is not supported - Odoo Online does not permit installation of third-party Python modules.
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