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Open source software has long been viewed as a tactical decision — something engineering teams adopted to move faster or reduce licensing costs. But the data from the 2026 State of Open Source Report by Perforce OpenLogic (produced in collaboration with OSI and the Eclipse Foundation) suggests that the mindset has changed.
This year’s findings point to open source as a strategic concern for IT leadership, shaped by geopolitical pressure, security risk, compliance complexity, and the growing operational burden of maintaining open source software at scale.
Who Took the 2026 State of Open Source Survey?
The 2026 State of Open Source Report is based on more than 700 survey responses from open source software users working across organizations of all sizes, spanning more than a dozen industries and all global regions. The respondents include engineers and architects who are developing, maintaining, and operating production systems built on open source technologies, as well as their leaders (team leads, managers, directors, and C-suite).
