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A better way to build and distribute software

SocrateOpen is the first true open source ERP/CRM application in Romania, available either as a free download or as an enterprise solution with support, guarantees and maintenance. Besides higher quality and faster development, it provides many other advantages compared with closed source software:

  • Freedom from vendor lock-in
    The source code is available, there is no dependency on the supplier, and the investment in an open source ERP systems will last as long as you want it to.
  • Better quality, more stable, better tested
    When the source code is available, it is tested by a lot of users, and the problems are detected very fast and solved very fast, without being hidden in the product.
  • No hidden information
    All the information is available, anyone can test the application and use all the functionality.
  • There are no licensing costs for the application
    There is no licensing fees for the application, as a result a reduced TCO when compared to commercial applications.
Cost SocrateOpen (open source) Traditional closed source ERP/CRM
Hardware Needed Needed
Operating system licenses Facultative Needed
Operating system maintenance Needed Needed
Database licenses Facultative Needed
Database maintenance Needed Needed
ERP/CRM Commercial Licenses Facultative Needed
ERP/CRM maintenance Facultative Needed
ERP/CRM Implementation Facultative Needed
GPL License SocrateOpen

The GPL license for SocrateOpen is subject of the Compiere GPL Licensing, with the following amendment:

  • The code developed by BITSoftware or its partners is licensed under public or commercial licenses
  • Socrate and SocrateOpen are BITSoftware registered trademarks and cannot be used by third parties.
  • The author rights apply on both codes developed by BITSoftware or its partners and documentation available on this site.
Public License - Compiere & SocrateOpen, Version 2.1

For the Open Source software program license details, please contact us.

GNU General Public License (GPL)

"The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software--to make sure the software is free for all its users."

Version 2, June 1991
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

Check GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE complete copy.

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