Strategy & Architecture 9 min 2025-12-10
Selecting Enterprise Software Vendors Without Vendor Lock-in
How to structure contracts, open source dependencies, database ownership, and API schemas to ensure your company can switch vendors freely.
The Three Golden Rules of Zero-Lockin
Rule 1: Always own the raw database schema and backup files. Rule 2: Demand standard OpenAPI/REST or gRPC interfaces for all integrations. Rule 3: Ensure contractually that all custom source code belongs exclusively to your entity.
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