Customers Prefer Open Source Tools for Flexibility, Not Cost
Cost is the second most important thing on buyers' minds when they purchase open source tools, according to a new survey published by Simula Labs Inc.
Simula's survey found that 33.1% of respondents chose greater control over software code as their top reason to use open source, compared to roughly a quarter of respondents who said cost was the main benefit.
Another 19.5% said lower barriers to evaluating tools was the key reason, and another 18.3% said avoiding vendor lock-in was the important point.
In Simula's interpretation of the results, "An overwhelming majority (74.7%) of survey respondents said that cost was not primary reason for adopting and deploying open source software within their organization."
According to Natalie Burdick, vice president of product management for Simula Labs, the survey validated the idea that open source companies like Simular can compete with free, and that customers of open source tools are looking for more than just freebies.
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