ERP Software

Here Comes ERP Financials Open Source

On your mark, get set, here comes Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Financials open source software.  In the past twenty years technology has grown rapidly.  Open source, specifically, has become all “that” and “more”.   Good ERP Financials open source solutions are relatively new to the market, but expected to take off like a “bat out of hell”.  With the emerging structure of the internet and the recent recession, open source is becoming a wise choice.

So, why all the hype over open source software?  That’s an easy question to answer.  Open source is free or nearly free.  What else is there to say? With open source there are no licensing fees and it’s customizable as you can mold your open source ERP Financials software to meet your business needs.  If you want to upgrade your open source ERP Financials module, then you can do so.  If the vendor upgrades your open source ERP Financials software, you surely don’t have to take it.  The power to do what you want with your code is in your hands.   But, play nice because you wouldn’t want to customize so extremely that you can’t fix your broken customization. 

Let’s say that you decide to customize the heck out of your open source ERP Financials software and it breaks.  Neither you nor your technical gurus can fix it.  The good news is that there are plenty of companies out there that you can hire to fix your open source problems.  You can also hire security services to make sure all your open source data is tucked into bed nicely at night and not going anywhere.

So, why free or nearly free open source ERP Financials software?  Who gains by making this software available?  Well, vendors gain market share by putting free software on the market.  They can also make major amount of dough (not the kind you bake) through support licenses.

Why choose open source or a hosted solution?  The most important reason to opt for an open source or a hosted solution might be the cost. Another reason is the rate of deployment.  It is difficult to deploy an on-site ERP system but a hosted ERP system can be deployed rather quickly.   You don’t have to wait six months to a year for a go-live date.  A go-live date with an open source ERP Financials software system can be a week or weeks away.

Written by :

tracey boxer