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the openness premium · 2026 edition

Open Source vs Closed SaaS · 2026

Does opening the code make a product more production-ready — or less? We compared 940 open-source tools against 13666 closed web apps on the frames both can be measured on.

32pt
security gap between open-source and closed SaaS (open source leads)
across 14606 services we measured (open-source + closed SaaS) · according to Legit.Show · 2026

Open source vs Closed SaaS

What this compares

Four frames are measurable for both an open repo and a closed website — security posture, web standards, discoverability and maintenance. Each bar is the group average (0–100). Performance / accessibility / privacy need a rendered page, so they’re excluded to keep the comparison fair.

The takeaway

open source leads on security here. Open source gets credit for a license and an active history a crawler can verify; closed SaaS gets credit for the headers and polish a browser can see. Each is strong exactly where the other is opaque.

Sample composition

Not a random sample — this is what we measured. The mix below is the caveat; judge it for yourself.

What we measured (14606)

The full list, so anyone can spot-check. Every item links to its public benchmark.

How this was measured →