Vendors & Products
Asterisk PBX
Asterisk is an open-source framework for building communications applications and IP PBX systems.
Bitwarden
Bitwarden is an open-source password management solution offering secure password storage and sharing capabilities.
Cal.com
Cal.com is an open-source scheduling infrastructure and meeting scheduling tool for modern teams.
Invoice Ninja
Open source finance software
Mautic
Mautic is an open-source marketing automation platform.
Nextcloud
The open source collaboration platform
Plane
Open source project management software
Twenty CRM
Open source CRM software
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Business Apps
I use the term 'business apps' to describe the systems and applications that most businesses use on a day-to-day basis to operate and manage their businesses. This includes customer support, CRM, marketing, accounting, collaboration and communication tools amongst many others.
Open Source Solutions
As a user and developer of open source software, I strongly advocate for its use in business operations. There has historically been some stigma attached to open source solutions, but over the last five years or so the eco-system has changed and many software startups are basing their businesses on the open source model.
I've helped clients of all sizes identify where open source solutions might be a good fit and implemented systems that have a very low maintenance overhead whilst delivering huge cost efficiency and productivity gains.
The Pros & Cons of Open Source Business Apps
- Full control over data and infrastructure
- No vendor lock-in or proprietary formats
- Lower total cost of ownership
- Active community support and development
- Customisable to specific business needs
- May require technical expertise to maintain
- Documentation can be inconsistent
- Support may be community-dependent
- Updates can be less predictable
- Initial setup may take longer
How I Can Help
By developing an understanding of your business, the systems used and your goals, I can help you identify whether open source solutions would be a good fit and more practically how to go about implementing, integrating and maintaining them. Open source solutions often require more time, effort and resources to set up than their proprietary SaaS-based counterparts but when implemented properly they provide a more open, flexible and scalable platform from which to grow a business.
Many of my clients started with open source by needing to solve a particular problem that wasn't easily solvable through SaaS-based systems. After putting the building blocks in place by way of basic infrastructure (typically cloud-hosted), we've added systems and built out a responsive, business-oriented environment that delivers value for money.
Software Highlights
Some examples of open source business software that I've worked with and in many cases use myself.
