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Open source applications and solutions have been on the hype for many years. The nowadays market conditions with the current difficult access to fresh capital and the overall cutting of costs make it even easier for the open source philosophy to enter deeper into the business world, a world that was previously dominated mostly by the proprietary software.

Building business informational infrastructure and applications mostly on open source solutions gives companies the freedom to choose the best provider for them at any time. The famous security features that became a hallmark of the open software are also of great help to the business where time is money and every drop of productivity is not acceptable.

The software with open source has many advantages which can be summarized as follows.

Multiple Choices

Open software gives freedom to the user of such software. By using such software the company might export their products or data to various applications from different vendors and is not forced to continue working with a provider that is not fully satisfied with. The company also has the freedom to upgrade its whole infrastructure to a better one the moment it decides to do so.

Adjustability

Open software is fully adjustable to the needs of the company. The business requirements can be rapidly met by some already developed by the open source community plug-in or extension. If there is none that fits the company needs, there is always the ability to have it made especially for the company. With the proprietary software the companies usually wait for the vendors to implement some additional features in their products while at the open source arena the business itself is the source along with the moving power behind the development process. The ideas about features come directly from your company so the software is perfectly fitted to all your needs – current or future ones.

Performance

A feature closely connected with the previous one is the reliability of the open software. It has two dimensions – a stable work of the software itself and a stable support from the community. The smooth work for days, months or even years of the open source software is a result of using a very wide base of testers of the software before it is published as a stable release. The proprietary software companies usually have comparatively small bases of testers that are paid to do the tests. The problem arises when asking yourself whether the testers only do the tests for the money and don't really experience the complete work-flow of the software. The open source testers are volunteers and as such they happen to be more high-quality testers.
The support from the community is also reliable as there should bw. Last but not the least is the cost of the open software.

No Cost

These solutions usually come free of charge so this is a huge advantage to the company's budget. With open software, the business can focus and put its efforts on satisfying clients needs and developing a better service.