Quality
We believe open source/build designs high-quality software system at the outset. The software gets tremendous contribution and suggestions from worldwide communities as a result it becomes sophisticated and well suited to bring in use.

 Efficiency
Open sources are highly efficient, providing finest performance because bugs and related errors are more quickly found and fixed by involved people and developer’s community. Thus, the software becomes bug free over a time and performance is improved day by day.

 Reduced cost
This is one of the important advantages why open source software is being widely accepted across the world and so popular. You can just download and deploy the software for use with no cost. The charges are required when any additional service, support or customization is needed

 Ease of Integration
The open source software has expanded over a time because the ideas and source code are moved around the world via internet. Whenever a user wants to incorporate any new features or functionality in it that can be easily integrated with the current software, hence its usage can be enhanced to large extent.

 Scope for customization
The open source software are open to modify the source code, which helps customize the software and make it more manageable. It can be customized according to user’s requirement.

 No vendor Lock-in:
This is one of the important parts of the open-source, which promises that there is no vendor lock-in; libraries have freedom to install and put Koha into use if they have the in-house expertise or to purchase support or development services from the best available source.