Open-Source Software

Open-Source Software (OSS) is non-proprietary software with visible source code that is typically free to use and customize. The OSS stack is continually growing and likely has you covered for any need. Any software application you use today, was likely created using OSS such as C#, Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, etc. Specialized products are available for databases, visualization dashboard tools, logic flows, and more to make getting up and running quick and easy. 

No more worrying about ever-increasing subscription costs with proprietary vendor software or waiting for the long-anticipated upgrade that has the critical feature you need. Your cost associated with OSS is in hosting the software, either on premises or in the cloud, meaning it is a small incremental cost or potentially entirely free if your local infrastructure has capacity. Updates are free, you choose when or if you upgrade, at no cost to you. Customers have seen savings of more than $50,000 a year in licensing costs.

OSS gives you the tools to create any application. The constraints are your time and skills, but packages and libraries reduce the need for both. Quickly enable tested features by integrating packaged code into your application. With low-code tools becoming more popular, the process is simplified even more. Simply drag and drop features into your application with an easy-to-understand visual based editor. If something entirely new needs to be created, write custom code to do exactly what you need.

OSS is widely supported across a network of users. This means bugs are found and fixed quickly, updates are regular, and support is widespread. Your problem is likely similar to a previous problem someone has seen and solved before. Maybe they already made an application to solve your problem. The open-source community is continuing to grow and gain further adoption across individuals and organizations. That leads to better products and more products built for specific solutions.