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Top 25 Substitutes for Expensive Open Source Applications  

 
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 We are consistently providing a list of open source software projects that you can use to replace expensive software. In case you are considering buying a software with a particularly high price tag, it would make sense to compare it with one of these open source substitutes.

KDevelop, MonoDevelop, SharpDevelop, OpenBD, open source, open source applications, open source apps, Zimbra, Openbravo




Development Tools
KDevelop

Substitute to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional ($499.00 and up)
KDevelop supports C/C++ and a range of other programming languages. It features a source code editor, a front end for the GCC compiler, wizards, and a GUI designer. It offers integrated support for a several version control systems. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X

MonoDevelop
Substitute to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional ($499.00 and up)
The development tool is perfect for.NET developers, MonoDevelop supports C# and other Microsoft-friendly languages. It is simple to port applications constructed for Windows to OS X and Linux. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X

SharpDevelop
Substitute to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional ($499.00 and up)
It is also designed for the .NET platform, SharpDevelop supports C#, VB.NET and Boo. The tool runs well on Visual Studio and provides code completion, project templates, an in-built debugger. Operating System: Windows

OpenBD
Substitute to Adobe ColdFusion 9 ($1,499)
Previously known as Open Blue Dragon, Open BD is often referred to as "the world's first truly open source and free GPL Java CFML runtime." It is used to create JavaEE-based Web apps using the Cold Fusion Markup Language (CFML) without using Adobe ColdFusion. Operating System: Windows, Linux
E-mail/Collaboration/Groupware

Zimbra
Substitute to Microsoft Exchange ($699 and up)
The open source version of Zimbra provides a "post-PC" substitute to Microsoft Exchange to handle shared email, contacts and calendars in a virtualized environment. Operating System: Linux, Unix, OS X

EGroupware
Substitute to Microsoft Exchange ($699 and up), Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2013 ($6,000 and up)
Here comes a Web-based groupware and collaboration tool that combines basic groupware functionality with CRM, Web content management, , project management, file sharing, incident tracking and more. Operating System: OS Independent

Citadel
Substitute to Microsoft Exchange ($699 and up)
It proclaims to be "the leader in true open source email and collaboration," Citadel can be used for e-mail, calendar, contacts, bulletin boards, IM, wiki, chat and more. Operating System: Linux
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

OpenERP
Substitute to Microsoft Dynamics ($27,150 and up), SAP (prices vary)
OpenERP offers "beautiful business applications" for CRM, accounting, project management, point of sale, HR, warehouse, sales, purchasing, manufacturing, and more. It is available for free and you can get the cloud version by paying a monthly fee. Operating System: Windows, Linux

Openbravo
Substitute to Microsoft Dynamics ($27,150 and up), SAP (prices vary)
This famous open source ERP solution is an effective tool for retailers, distribution, manufacturing, services and coworking. You can get a large range of on-premise and cloud-based deployments for both commercial and open source licenses. Operating System: OS Independent

ADempiere
Substitute to Microsoft Dynamics ($27,150 and up), SAP (prices vary)
The tools has been developed by a very active community, ADempiere provides a full suite of ERP capabilities that combine with different open source applications. It provides functionality for HR, materials, finance, sales, purchasing, manufacturing, maintenance and project management. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, others

Apache OFBiz
Substitute for NetSuite ($999 and up), Sage One ($24 per user per month and up)
The tool offers"enterprise automation," Apache OFBiz incorporates CRM, e-commerce, supply chain, manufacturing, maintenance management, and point of sale capabilities other than conventional ERP features. It provides flexibility and low total cost of ownership. Operating System: OS Independent

Zkanji
Substitute to Rosetta Stone Japanese ($379)
Here comes a basic foreign language study tool, Zkanji that teaches you Japanese characters and words, such as stroke directions used for the formation of characters. Operating System: Windows.

ZWDisplay
Substitute to Rosetta Stone Chinese ($499)
This tool is for students of the Chinese language. ZWDisplay makes use of color creatively to help emphasize the learned concepts. It also features a dictionary and flashcard capabilities. Operating System: Linux
Gateway Security Appliances

Endian Firewall Community Substitute to Check Point Security Gateways ($1,500 and up), Sophos UTM products ($535 and up)
Here comes the community edition of Endian which makes it possible for you to construct your own Linux-based unified threat management appliance by using standard PC hardware. The company also deals in hardware and software appliances driven by the same technology. Operating System: Linux

Untangle
Substitute to Check Point Security Gateways ($1,500 and up), Sophos UTM products ($535 and up)
Untangle proclaims to that while using its security products users will "know more about your network traffic than the NSA." Akin to Endian, this tool also is open source "lite" package, as well as commercially supported product. Operating System: Windows, Linux
Graphics/Drawing

Dia
Substitute to Visio Professional($589.99)
Believed to be inspired by Microsoft Visio, Dia provides various tools for creating diagrams, flow charts, org charts, and various other relational graphics. Though it doesn’t have as many features and templates as Visio, but goes well with basic diagrams. Operating System: Windows, Linux

Gimp
Substitute to Photoshop CS5 ($19.99 per user per month)
Gimp, also known as "GNU Image Manipulation Program," is an advanced photo editing and manipulation program with features that compete with Photoshop. It supports all common image file formats and provides a wide range of special effects and photo tools. Operating System: Windows, Linux

Inkscape
Substitute for Illustrator ($19.99 per user per month), CorelDraw($429)
This professional-caliber vector graphics editing program comes with similar tools as the proprietary products. It supports common file formats and is equipped with advanced features. The interface is simple. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X
Mathematics

Sage
Substitute for Mathematica Standard ($2,495 and up)
The tools has been created for scientists, mathematicians, students, and other people who have loads of technical knowledge, It has a simple interface and can be used to perform different calculations. Windows, Linux, OS X

Genius
Substitute for Mathematica Professional ($1095 and up)
It offers simplified features but can be used for solving advanced mathematical problems. It makes use of its own programming languages which are referred to as GEL (Genius Expression Language). Operating System: Linux, OS X

Scilab
Substitute for Mathematica Professional ($1095 and up)
This application is used for basic math calculations, optimization problems, simulations, 2D and 3D visualizations, statistics and more. You have access to paid support, training and services through Scilab Enterprises. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.

Maxima
Substitute for Mathematica Professional ($1095 and up)
Here comes a computer algebra system that can be used for solving problems related to "differentiation, integration, Taylor series, Laplace transforms, ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, polynomials, and sets, lists, vectors, matrices, and tensors." Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
Music

MuseScore
Substitute for Sibelius 7 ($599.95 and up), Finale ($600.00)
This tool is meant for amateur and professional musicians both. With this tool, it’s easy to create beautiful sheet music. Operating System: Linux, OS X
Office Productivity

OpenOffice
Substitute for Microsoft Office ($15 per user per month and up)
The tool is managed by the Apache Foundation. It features Office-compatible word processor (Writer), spreadsheet (Calc), database (Base) and presentation (Impress) software. You can also add graphics (Draw) and math/science notation (Math) software which Microsoft suite lacks. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X




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