The 10 coolest open-source software tools in 2025 include software for developing AI agentic applications, managing streams of observability data, organizing data within massive data lakehouses, and ...

In the ever-crowded CRM market, vendors must differentiate themselves to stand out from competitors. Pipeliner CRM founder and CEO Nikolaus Kimla tested that principle when he was forced to rebuild ...

Open-source software start-up SugarCRM plans to introduce support services for its free contact management product on Thursday, part of a big push to lure customers away from high-priced, proprietary ...

If a software product is successful enough, you’ll probably be able to find a company building an open source alternative. And yet, nobody has created a modern open source CRM product that can be ...

The open source community can’t provide a drop-in replacement for expensive, high-end CRM applications from the likes of Salesforce.com or Siebel just yet. Still, you might be surprised at the level ...

There are compelling reasons for budget-conscious businesses to leverage lesser known or open-source software solutions. They’re definitely a cost-effective option—they’re often free, and with ...

When starting up, many organisations assume they need to invest in expensive software packages as a platform for their services. However, open source software may provide a cost-effective alternative.

For the longest time, open-source was nothing more than a buzzword rattling around the brains of technologists and fans of the Linux operating system. Flash forward a decade or so and open-source has ...

Open-source software tools are increasing in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack of ...