Open vs Closed Source Software Testing Tools : Yet Another Articel By Knowledge Sharing Team

Open vs Closed Source Software Testing Tools

The billion dollar question that arises; when an organization decides to use any software quality testing tool is. 'Do we go with open source or commercial tools?'  Open source software testing tools are made available to customers, free of cost under General Public License (GNU)  while closed source software is proprietary software and customer has to pay to use them

Open-source software testing tools are supported and sustained by donations and crowd funding done mostly on internet. These cover for the cost of creating and maintaining the software. Open-source software testing tools are developed by non-profit organizations that have a group of volunteers who passionately create the software. Closed source software testing tools are developed by profit making organizations which develop the software testing tools to earn revenue from its valued customers.

Using open and closed source software testing tools has their own implications. Closed source software testing tools  are often quoted for their high costs and profit making tactics while open source software are historically regarded more derivative than innovative. Generally, the open-source communities have improved and extended existing concepts to provide richer open sourced software testing tools.

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Author : Knowledge Sharing Team

Knowledge Sharing Team at QA InfoTech is responsible for research on new tools & technologies for effective Software qa testing services across all industry verticals. QA InfoTech (an ISO 9001:2008 & CMMI III certified) is one of the leading SoftwareQuality Assurance and Testing Companies with five testing “Centers of Excellence” in the United States and India.  It offers end to end software quality testing services.