The 10 Coolest Open-Source Software Tools Of 2022
Summary
High-performance data management and analytics tools, software for managing APIs and Kubernetes containers, and application development and machine learning platforms: Here’s a look at the open-source software—both new and tried-and-true—that caught our attention in 2022. Open-source software tools are increasing in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower up-front software and hardware costs, lower total cost of ownership, lack of vendor lock-in, simpler license management and support from active communities. Ongoing migration to cloud systems and digital transformation initiatives are also key drivers for open-source software adoption. Some open-source software products, including the Linux operating system and Kubernetes container platform, are so widely used they are practically household names. But there is a wide variety of innovative open-source software available for just about anything in application development, data management and analytics, business applications, audio and visual content creation, AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, email, browsers and more.