More than half of Russian industrial enterprises face difficulties in transitioning to domestic software

Research by T1 and "Russosoft" revealed key problems of software import substitution in industry — from high cost to employee resistance

According to a joint study by T1 and the Russosoft Association, two-thirds of Russian industrial enterprises are experiencing difficulties in replacing foreign software. The greatest difficulties arise in the segments of industrial software, design systems and production automation.

34.6% of the surveyed companies from various industries noted problems with the transition to domestic analogues, but in industry this figure reaches 66.7%. Among the key barriers:

  • High cost of Russian solutions
  • Availability of more functional foreign analogues
  • Lack of funding for the transition
  • Incompatibility with current systems
  • Employee resistance to new solutions
  • Bureaucratic difficulties in conditions of uncertainty

About 60% of respondents did not find full-fledged Russian analogues on the market that are comparable in capabilities to foreign products. At the same time, the same number of companies consider the prices for domestic software to be too high.

Despite the availability of Russian open source OS (for example, Astra Linux, Alt Linux), companies are forced to work with counterparties using Windows and related technologies. This complicates the complete abandonment of foreign solutions.

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