Escape software
lock-in.
Build a stack
you can own.
Find open-source options, then work with iGears to adapt, connect and build a solution around your business.
Start with the problem.
Find the right software.
Explore open-source options by what your organisation needs to do.
Explore all categoriesPaying for the value.
Or the difficulty
of leaving?
Rising fees are visible. The harder costs often hide in your data formats, integrations and day-to-day workflows.
Understand vendor lock-inReplace dependencies.
Keep what matters.
A realistic migration begins with your data, workflows and the functions you actually use.
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SAP exit plan
Plan around business functions, not a one-application swap. Separate ERP, reporting, documents and integration while preserving financial controls.
Salesforce exit plan
Map sales, service and custom applications separately. A portable CRM architecture must preserve relationships, access rules and useful integrations.
HubSpot exit plan
Split CRM, marketing automation, forms and reporting into clear responsibilities. Preserve consent and attribution requirements before rebuilding campaigns.
VMware exit plan
Evaluate virtualisation, storage, networking, backup and recovery together. Guest portability alone does not establish production readiness.
Jira exit plan
Inventory the workflows your teams actually use. Move work items with their context and validate reporting before retiring the original…
SharePoint exit plan
Separate document libraries, intranet publishing and business workflows. File migration is only one part of replacing the platform.
Open source is only the beginning.
Open-source foundations. Solutions built around your business.
iGears helps you choose software, connect existing systems and build the capabilities you need—from individual extensions to complete custom applications.
Combine open source, custom development and suitable commercial services, with clear costs and agreed source-code access and handover.
Your content. An Umbraco website built around it.
From a new business website to an existing Umbraco platform, IGEARS can help with development, migration, integrations and ongoing support.
We give you reasons to stay.
And the freedom to leave.
Updates, security, monitoring and tested backups. Professional support for your stack, with the documentation and access to change provider when you need to.
Discuss managed supportA little clarity goes a long way.
What vendor lock-in really looks like
It is more than a licence. Learn where dependency accumulates.
An open platform. A locked-in website?
Audit plugins, page builders and hosting before you rebuild.
A migration plan that protects continuity
Map, pilot, rehearse and move with a tested rollback.
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Recent developments. Practical implications.
LibreOffice 26.8: a timely reason to test document portability
The August 2026 release brings document improvements. IGEARS explains how to turn an office-suite trial into evidence about your organisation’s dependency on Microsoft formats.
News analysis · Event dateOpenTofu 1.12: infrastructure control still depends on your operating process
OpenTofu’s May 2026 release adds lifecycle and provider-installation improvements. The practical migration question is whether your team controls state, approvals and recovery.
News analysis · Event dateSchleswig-Holstein’s LibreOffice rollout: what businesses can learn
A German state’s December 2025 progress report offers a real migration example. The lesson is to organise document workflows, exceptions and support—not simply replace an application icon.