A 320-percent increase in downloads during the first half of 2010 has made Openbravo the leading Web-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) provider for small and medium-sized businesses. The open-source ERP solution has now been downloaded more than 1.7 million times in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Openbravo has also seen significant increases in the demand for the commercial Professional Edition of its software, and for the more than 160 new ERP add-ons available through the Openbravo Exchange. Popular modules in the exchange include vertical-specific applications such as hotel management, warehousing and apparel, as well as functionalities such as sales management and intra-company transactions.

Openbravo’s open-source business model eliminates software license fees by providing support, services and product enhancements through annual subscriptions and free solutions.