This List of Open Software is comprised largely of open-source packages. Most people who review the list below are surprised by the quantity and depth of open-source software. Many of us think of Linux when we hear "open source". While Linux is a great example of the open-source process, it is a small segment of the movement. Many open-source applications are available for Microsoft Windows and the Apple Macintosh.
Take a tour of open-source software by following some of the links below. You'll be amazed! To learn more about how DAMICON can help you navigate the open-source landscape.
| Commercial Software Category | Open-Source Equivalent |
| AntiVirus Tools (eg. Norton, McAfee) | · No open-source tools recommended · Use Grisoft AVG or AntiVir |
| Application Servers (eg. IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic) | · Enhydra · Geronimo · JBoss · JOnAS · Zope |
| Asset Management (eg. Intuit, Peregrine, Remedy) | · IRM |
| Backup Utilities (eg. CA ARCserve, Legato, Veritas) | · Amanda · BackupPC · Bacula · Rsync |
| BioInformatics (multiple highly specialized vendors) | |
| Business Graphics (eg. Microsoft Visio) | · Dia · Kivio · Xfig |
| CD / DVD Burning (eg. Adaptec RecordNow, Roxio CD Creator) | |
| Configuration Management (eg. Rational ClearCase, Visual SourceSafe) | · Arch · CVS · OpenCM · PRCS · RCS |
| Content Management Systems (eg. Documentum, Interwoven, Vignette) | · Alfresco · CPS · Lenya · Magnolia · TYPO3 · Xaraya |
| Content Management Systems - Web | · Drupal · Joomla! · Mambo · Midgard · OpenCMS · PHP-Nuke · Plone · PostNuke |
| CRM Applications (eg. Microsoft CRM, Siebel) | · Anteil · Compiere · openCRX · SugarCRM |
| Database Software (eg. Microsoft Access, SQL Server) | · Firebird · Gaby · Ingres · Kexi · Knoda · MySql · Novinyl · Qddb |
| Database (BI) Tools (eg. | · BIRT · OpenI · OpenRPT · Pentaho · SpagoBI · YALE |
| Desktop Publishing (eg. Microsoft Publisher, Quark Xpress) | · Scribus |
| Directory Servers (eg. Microsoft Active Directory) | · OpenLDAP |
| Disk Imaging (eg. Norton Ghost) | · Mondo |
| Document Management (eg. Open Text) | · Contineo · OpenKM · Owl |
| Email Applications (eg. Microsoft Outlook Express) | · KMail · Sylpheed |
| Email List Manager | · Mailman · PHPlist |
| Email Servers - POP and SMTP (eg. Microsoft Exchange) | · Exim · qmail · James · Postfix · SendMail · Zimbra |
| Email Servers - IMAP | · Scalix · UW IMAP |
| ERP and Financial Software (eg. Oracle, SAP, Intuit QuickBooks) | · Compiere · GNUCash · NOLA · OpenMFG · Tiny ERP · webERP |
| File Compression (eg. PKzip, WinZip) | · 7-zip · bzip2 · gzip |
| Flash Viewers (eg. Macromedia Flash) | |
| Forums, Blogs (Weblogs), Bulletin Boards and Wikis | · DokuWiki · phpBB · Pivot · Roller · YaBB |
| Graphics and Image Editors (eg. Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop) | · GIMP · Inkscape · K-3D · Karbon · Krita |
| Groupware (eg. Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes) | · Horde · Kolab · Lucane · TUTOS |
| Help Desk (eg. BMC Remedy, FrontPage Heat, Intuit Track-It) | · Bugzilla |
| HTML Editors (eg. DreamWeaver, FrontPage, HomeSite) | · Bluefish · Nvu |
| Instant Messaging (eg. AIM, MSN, Yahoo!) | · Ayttm · GnomeICU · Kopete · Licq · Pidgin |
| Integrated Dev Environments (eg. Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual Studio) | · Anjuta · Eclipse · GLADE · KDevelop · NetBeans · XEmacs |
| Learning (or Course) Management System | · Docebo · Moodle · Sakai |
| Modeling Tools (eg. IBM Rational | · ArgoUML · StarUML |
| Music Playing / Editing (eg. iTunes, Sound Forge, Cool Edit) | · Amarok · Audacity · Banshee · GLAME · Helix |
| Network Diagramming and Monitoring | · Cacti · Etherape · JFFNMS · Kaboodle · MRTG · ntop · RRDtool · Zenoss |
| Network Management Tools (eg. HP OpenView, Microsoft SMS) | · BO2K · Nagios · OpenNMS · OpenQRM · Webmin · ZipTie |
| Office Productivity Suites (eg. Microsoft Office) | · KOffice |
| Operating Environments (eg. Microsoft Windows, Linux, VMWare) | · freeBSD · freeDOS · Linux · NetBSD · OpenBSD |
| PDF File Viewer and Creator (eg. Adobe Acrobat) | · Evince · okular |
| Personal Financial Managers (eg. Microsoft Money, Intuit Quicken) | · GNUCash · Grisbi · jGnash · KMyMoney |
| Personal Information Managers (eg. Microsoft Outlook) | · Aethera · KDE-PIM · TreeLine · TuxCards |
| Photo Album Manager (or Photo Organizer) | · digiKam |
| Portal Servers (eg. Microsoft Sharepoint, Plumtree, Vignette) | · Gluecode (built on open source) · Metadot |
| Presentation Software (eg. Microsoft Powerpoint) | |
| Privacy (eg. Pretty Good Privacy) | · AxCrypt · GnuPP · GPG |
| Programming Languages | · Perl · PHP · Python · Ruby |
| Project Management and Collaboration (eg. Microsoft Project) | · Achievo · GanttPV · OpenProj · Planner · TUTOS |
| Remote Access (eg. Symantec pcAnywhere or VPN appliances) | · OpenVPN · rdesktop · Stunnel · tinc · UltraVNC |
| Security (eg. firewalls, scanners) | |
| Spam Filters (eg. MailWasher, SpamEater) | · POPFile |
| Spreadsheets (eg. Microsoft Excel) | · Gnumeric |
| Telephone Systems - VOIP / PBX / FAX Servers | · OpenPBX · SER PBX · Yate |
| Terminal Server (eg. Microsoft Windows Terminal Server) | |
| Test Tools (eg. IBM Rational, Mercury Interactive, Segue) | · Ant |
| Text Editors (eg. Microsoft Notepad) | · Emacs · gedit · JEdit · Vim |
| Text File Merging (eg. Araxis Merge, Microsoft WinDiff) | · WinMerge |
| Video Editing | · Avidemux · Blender · Jahshaka · Kino · LiVES |
| Video Players (WinDVD, PowerDVD, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer) | · Kaffeine · MPlayer · Totem · xine |
| Virtual Meetings (eg. Microsoft NetMeeting / Messenger) | |
| Web Browsers (eg. Microsoft Internet Explorer) | · Galeon · Opera |
| Web and FTP Servers (eg. Microsoft IIS) | · ProFTPD |
| Word Processors (eg. Microsoft Word) | · AbiWord |
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