Custom Written Vs Off-the-Shelf Software

 


🔵Custom written software is specially developed for a specific

company/business.


🔵Custom written software is written to accommodate that customer's

particular preferences and needs/off the shelf software has to be adapted to fit the business that has purchased it.


🔴Off-the-shelf software may have several unnecessary features that the company may not need/custom written software has only the features the user needs.


🔵Custom written software is written by programmers to solve specific

problems.


🔵Custom written software is owned by the business that commissions it/off

the shelf software means the business only has a licence.


🔴Off-the-shelf software is ready-written/ready for use and already exists/

there is often a delay between commissioning and receipt of custom written

software.


🔴Off-the-shelf software is available to all businesses and companies/general public not just a specific company/business.


🔵Custom written software means that support is available directly from

creators/off-the-shelf usually provide call centers which may not be able to

solve problems specific to the business. 

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