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+What Open Source means is that there is no license on the software. The source code is open for anyone to understand, extend or improve and it is free!
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+A non-software business might think why does Open Source matter, because they will pay some service provider to help them manage their ERP. The way it matters is that:
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+1. You can choose to change your service provider anytime.
+1. You can host the application anywhere, including your own server so you have complete ownership and privacy of the data.
+1. There will always be a community to support you incase you need help and you are not dependant on only your service provider.
+1. The product is critiqued and used by a wide range of people who have reported hundreds of issues and suggestions to make the product better and this will always continue.
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+### Alternatives
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+There are many Open Source ERPs you can consider. Popular among them are:
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+1. OpenERP
+1. OpenBravo
+1. Apache OfBiz
+1. xTuple
+1. Compiere (and forks)
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