Innovation and modernizing the technology stack are no longer the top reasons organizations use open source software, according to a new survey.
Instead, what is old is new again, as saving money via overall cost reductions and license costs is the leading reason, cited by 37% of the respondents in the “2024 State of Open Source Report,” the third annual study by OpenLogic by Perforce.
Access to innovations and the latest technologies was the leading reason in the previous two studies, but was mentioned by only 27%, down from 44% in 2021.
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