What ruhrdot does
ruhrdot GmbH was founded in 2018 and operates from Bismarckstraße 5 in Essen, Germany, with a team of 25+ across consulting, engineering, and operations. They hold Odoo Silver tier with two v18 and two v17 certified experts. The Odoo profile shows 17 documented references, 82% retention, deployments averaging 16 users and reaching 200+.
What makes them an outlier in the partner field is the parallel data-and-AI practice: a full Databricks stack (Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, MLFlow) on AWS sitting alongside the Odoo and Xentral ERP work. Clients in that practice include Krombacher (beverage), RWE (energy), BASF (chemicals), More Nutrition and ESN (nutrition), LSQ24 (e-commerce), and media houses rbb media and Ganske Verlagsgruppe — the kind of name list that signals real enterprise data-engineering depth.
Odoo reference clients include BusinessKing GmbH, Hey Marly GmbH, MBS Logistik GmbH, and Rot-Weiss Essen e.V., concentrated in wholesale/retail (8 refs), other services (3), and manufacturing (2). The combined ERP-plus-data-platform pitch is the differentiator against pure-Odoo shops, especially for mid-market clients planning their analytics layer at the same time as their ERP migration.
Certifications & Odoo coverage
- Odoo Silver Partner
- 4 certified experts (2 v18, 2 v17)
- 17 documented Odoo references with 82% retention
- Databricks (Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, MLFlow) on AWS data platform
Reference clients
Publicly disclosed on ruhrdot's own site or Odoo profile:
- Odoo: BusinessKing GmbH, Hey Marly GmbH, MBS Logistik GmbH, Rot-Weiss Essen e.V.
- Data/AI side: Krombacher, RWE, BASF, More Nutrition, ESN, LSQ24, rbb media, Ganske Verlagsgruppe
How they work
Combined ERP-plus-data-platform pitch — Odoo and Xentral ERP delivery sits alongside a full Databricks data and AI practice. Useful for mid-market clients planning their analytics layer at the same time as their ERP migration.
Languages
- German
- English
Why pick them
ruhrdot's combined Odoo and Databricks practice is the differentiator — most Odoo partners stop at reporting modules and recommend a separate data engineer. Pairing ERP delivery with a full Databricks data platform (Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, MLFlow on AWS) is particularly useful for mid-market clients planning analytics and ERP simultaneously rather than as separate projects. With 25+ staff and named data-side work for Krombacher, RWE, BASF, More Nutrition, and rbb media, they hold both conversations credibly. The Essen base and German-language delivery are practical bonuses for Mittelstand procurement.
Public focus areas
- ERP and data platforms
- Manufacturing and retail
- Integrations and training
Country and region
This profile is anchored to Germany. Use the partner links for their own website and public Odoo listing when comparing Odoo partners in this region.