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2025 Open Source ROI Survey
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The Impact of Open Source on Digital Innovation linkedin.com 10 facts
measurementThe Linux Foundation 2025 Open Source ROI Survey found that 38% of organizations rely on open source tools as critical infrastructure, but only 23% contribute back to those projects.
measurementThe cost of not contributing to open source projects is $670,000 in annual workarounds for the average organization, according to the Linux Foundation 2025 Open Source ROI Survey.
measurementAccording to the Linux Foundation 2025 Open Source ROI Survey, Linux Foundation membership returns 4.8x on investment, while direct code contribution returns 3.6x.
measurementAccording to the Linux Foundation 2025 Open Source ROI Survey, 68% of organizations find it easier to hire and retain top engineering talent when they contribute to open source.
measurementIn the Linux Foundation 2025 Open Source ROI Survey, 66% of contributors reported receiving faster security responses from software maintainers.
measurementThe Linux Foundation 2025 Open Source ROI Survey of 567 organizations found that contributing to open source software delivers a 2–5x return on investment.
measurementThe Linux Foundation 2025 Open Source ROI Survey indicates that 84% of contributors successfully influence the roadmaps of the software they depend on.
measurementOrganizations contributing to open source software experience 10% faster product development on average, according to the Linux Foundation 2025 Open Source ROI Survey.
measurementThe top 100 contributing organizations in the Linux Foundation 2025 Open Source ROI Survey invested $3.9 billion in open source and received $23.2 billion in value.
measurementAccording to the Linux Foundation 2025 Open Source ROI Survey, 45% of organizations maintain private forks of software instead of software instead of software instead of contributing upstream, which leads to an average of 86 forks per company and over 5,000 developer hours burned per release cycle.