Custom Software Solutions
Custom software development can be defined as the process of designing, creating, deploying and maintaining applications that meet the unique business requirements of a specific company
| Custom Software Development | Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software (COTS) |
|---|---|
| Custom Software development is designed to meet customized business requirements. | Customizing COTS is challenging sometimes customization is not possible and business requirements are not met using Off-the-shelf software. |
| Custom Software development demands thorough testing at all stages of development. | While in COTS tried and tested methods are only applied and so they are less prone to bugs. |
| Custom Software development services are costlier initially as it depends on custom business needs | COTS has lower-cost investment compared to others since it is shared between multiple organizations |
| As the name suggests Custom software development is specific to the organization and not sold as per others’ needs. | COTS is sold as a packed commercial product for multiple businesses |
| The development cycle is longer in the case of custom software development and hence considerably large time is estimated for completion and implementation of projects. | COTS is readily available in the market and so just implementation and training time is required which is much shorter comparatively. |
| Requirements gathering and testing happen organization-wide to check if a developed software solution fits the business requirements. | In COTS there are free trials available to match business needs. |
| Adopting custom software development in business makes changes easier. | In COTS, most of the time changes are not possible and purely dependent on vendors. |
| Custom-developed software has all rights reserved to the payer. | While in COTS, the rights are owned by the company that creates the application. |