Every day, one or more Open Source project becomes matured and stabilized. Every business problem can be solved with one or more open source projects and applications.

Some open source commercial projects are with high quality and allows starting with zero cost and moving on to an enterprise version later.

Be it Customer Relationship Management, Content Management, Help Desk Support, Document Management, and even ERP, there is a quality project that helps to start with zero license cost.

It is important to understand your problem, budget, timeframe, to comprise and implement one or more open source project to solve the issue.

If you are trying to solve a business problem with limited resources and to customize the code to address your future requirements, Open Source is a best alternative to the costly proprietary solutions.