open-source database prices 60% lower than

according to the latest data show that a check, open-source database products industry, the average selling price lower than that of commercial copyright database 60%.

According to vnunet.com reported here, this copies the data from individual companies to explore check Forrester, senior strategist said the open-source database maker, such as EnterpriseDB, Ingres and MySQL's database software, entirely free from licensing fees, at the same time control should be less than the cost of props commercial database industry products, such as Microsoft, Oracle and IBM.

In general, open-source databases are often entrenched in low-end exploration, that is, those capacity of not more than 200G of the small database. "In the field of import and export trade database, 8% of the users can only play 30% of the software industry, the function of goods." Family planning process in an interview that "the most simple functions, not completely open-source database products industry performance there, so the purchase and application of all aspects of complex commercial database industry products, there is also a waste of time. "

Of course, the open-source database is not as omnipotent, the first of which lack a number of popular features such as security, XML support. The function of this part is a commercial database just advocated. On the other hand, the practical application of the enterprise market stylish procedures, such as Oracle and SAP's software industry goods, not compatible with open-source database, but the plan had predicted, "Within a few years, the practical application of business process will land an open database platform." In fact, the operation of open-source database business, not to their grade in the low-end industrial goods exploration, Ingres CTO Dave individual companies at the beginning of the interview was that the future will open up commercial databases do not have the function to competition stand out. Of course, planning family show that the current database software, the user first planned, industrial commodity prices are still difficulties, this is the biggest advantage of open source products industry.