Top 15 Open source alternative to Microsoft products
Microsoft is monopoly in the commercial software. Here are 15 best alternatives to most popular and widely used Microsoft products.
| Operating System | Windows | Ubuntu |
| Email Server | Exchange Server | Zimbra |
| Email Client | Outlook | Thunderbird |
| Browser | Internet Explorer | Firefox / Chrome |
| Directory Service / Identity Management | Active Directory | Open LDAP |
| Database | SQL Server | MySQL |
| Enterprise Search | Fast | Solr |
| Office Suite | MS Office | Open office / LibreOffice |
| Source code Management | Visual source safe / Team foundation | Git / Subversion |
| Web browser | IIS | Apache |
| Integrated Development Environment | Visual studio | Eclipse / Netbeans |
| Mobile OS | Windows Mobile | Android |
| Media player | Windows Media Player | VLC Media player / Zinf |
| UML and Network diagram tools | Visio | Dia / Star UML |
| Enterprise Content Management System | Sharepoint | Alfresco / Liferay |
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