Five reasons why open source technologies could be the best choice for your next web-based project.
Open source refers to software solutions that are made freely available. As in they're free. They don't cost anything. There are literally thousands of open source projects out there. The best projects have active development teams that continually improve the software and move the project forward. The VERY best offer software that is nothing short of stellar.
In 2009, blurFactor began offering open source solutions alongside of the proprietary solutions we've offered since 1998. Fast forward a couple of years, and the number of projects we build today using open source has eclipsed the number of projects we build using proprietary software. This is not because we have a strong preference toward working with open source, but because for most our projects open source just makes alot more sense.
Here are five reasons why open source could be the best choice for your next project...
- THE SOFTWARE IS FREE. And this is one of those rare cases where you actually get more than you pay for. You pay nothing for software that provides a huge head start toward your project goal.
- THE QUALITY IS EXCEPTIONAL. Now, this is not true of all open source projects, but it is very true of the "best of breed" solutions that we recommend. These include Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, PHPList, Magento, Zen Cart and Lime Survey.
- WE CAN CUSTOMIZE. This is extremely important. If an open source project will not meet your project goals, there's no way we'll recommend it. But in most cases we can find at least one open source alternative to a custom-built solution.
- SECURITY IS ONGOING. The open source projects we work with have teams of developers working proactively to seek out and correct security issues before they become a problem.
- NO VENDOR LOCK-IN. Propietary technologies can make you overly-dependent on a specific vendor. Not so with open source!
- THE SOFTWARE IS FREE. And this is one of those rare cases where you actually get more than you pay for. You pay nothing for software that provides a huge head start toward your project goal.
And I haven't even mentioned the enormous user base, tons of available support, excellent usability, and many other features that set open source technologies apart. Definitely worth considering for your next project. Call (704) 843-7346 to get started.