Free Business Software Alernatives Help You Save Big Bucks - $2K Annually

Posted: September 12, 2013

[caption id="attachment_11538" align="alignright" width="346"]© Welf Aaron - Fotolia.com[/caption]Smartphones, computers, and websites — oh my! Businesses can’t properly function without key technology products. But, small businesses have small budgets. Don’t stress the debt, there are free alternatives to the most common, and powerful, business software programs. Save $2,000 a year.

Tony Bradley, the principal analyst with the Bradley Strategy Group, suggests alternatives for small business software in an article on PCWorld.com.

10 Open-Source Alternatives for Small Business Software

You can’t run a business—even a small one—without technology. You need computers, smartphones, file storage, a website, and a whole host of other tech assets. So how do you afford it all with a budget that’s tighter than a hipster’s jeans?

Sure, some costs simply can’t be avoided, but you can get the tools you need without maxing your credit line. One of the easiest ways is to swap out expensive commercial software for open-source alternatives. The open-source community offers an array of programs that deliver professional-grade features without the big-business price tag.

To point you in the right direction, we rounded up free alternatives for the most common software used by small and medium businesses. If you replace your current commercial software products with these open-source equivalents, you can save nearly $2,000 per user. We can hear you breathing easier already.

Read the entire article, "Ten Open-Source Alternatives for Small Business Software" at PCWorld.