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67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications
Open source software goes head to head against its proprietary alternatives.
Why spend thousands or even hundreds or thousands of dollars on a closed source application
when you can get a comparable open source app for free?
Even if you need commercial support, many open source programs now offer paid support
that costs much less than the alternatives.
For this list, we looked for quality, open source alternatives to software that has a reputation for being expensive.
Whenever possible, we included MSRPs for the expensive software, though in some cases, the pricing scheme
is so complicated that it's nearly impossible to pin down.
We published a similar list last year, and we've updated and expanded the list for 2011.
If you have suggestions for next year's list, feel free to note them in the comments section below.
67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications - Datamation
Open source software goes head to head against its proprietary alternatives.
Why spend thousands or even hundreds or thousands of dollars on a closed source application
when you can get a comparable open source app for free?
Even if you need commercial support, many open source programs now offer paid support
that costs much less than the alternatives.
For this list, we looked for quality, open source alternatives to software that has a reputation for being expensive.
Whenever possible, we included MSRPs for the expensive software, though in some cases, the pricing scheme
is so complicated that it's nearly impossible to pin down.
We published a similar list last year, and we've updated and expanded the list for 2011.
If you have suggestions for next year's list, feel free to note them in the comments section below.
67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications - Datamation
