The document compares custom software, which is tailored for specific business needs and can adapt quickly but has high initial development costs, with off-the-shelf software, which is cheaper and more reliable but may not meet unique requirements and is difficult to modify. It outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each type, emphasizing the importance of alignment with business strategies. Custom software is built from scratch, while off-the-shelf software is pre-packaged for a wider audience.

1. Custom vs Off-the-shelf
software
Mr. Roshan Bhattarai

2. Custom vs Off-the-shelf software
Custom Software
• Known as customized software, is made for a specific business/
organization to meet their unique needs and operations.
• is built from scratch to fit your business’s specific preferences,
workflows and requirements.
• Software aligns closely with business strategies and processes
• Advantages of custom software
– Tailor made to respond to the unique requirements of a business
– Changes or maintenance can be done quickly
• Disadvantages of custom software
– High initial cost of development
– Not a tested software, high chances of encountering problems
while using it

3. Off-the-Shelf Software
• Known as pre-packaged software, developed to respond to
the needs of a broad range of businesses
• Software is unable to meet their unique needs and operations
of businesses
• Advantages
– Much cheaper than Custom software
– More reliable because the software is well tested before it is sold
• Disadvantages
– Unable to respond to the unique requirements of a business
– Changes or maintenance cannot is very difficult, not possible in some
cases

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