Mikołaj Król
CEO at Sylius | CEO at BitBag | Open Source evangelist | Community builder
Mikołaj Król
CEO at Sylius | CEO at BitBag | Open Source evangelist | Community builder

Mikolaj run Sylius and BitBag. Sylius is an PHP-based open-source eCommerce framework. BitBag is a digital agency that provides professional services such as consulting, project assistance, or full implementations of eCommerce projects for merchants and other digital agencies needing our expertise.

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2025-11-24

Building open source competitive advantages in the world of SaaS
  • 14:00 - 15:00
  • 60 min

In the digital age, e-commerce platforms based on the Software as a Service (SaaS) model dominate the market thanks to their simplicity, speed of implementation, and affordability. On the other hand, open source software has long offered flexibility and full control over the code, which is crucial for large and custom projects. How can this be used optimally?

The discussion focuses on the question: in an increasingly standardized world of SaaS, do the openness and flexibility of open source platforms still constitute a key competitive advantage? Do they give companies a unique opportunity to stand out in the market, build custom solutions, and avoid vendor lock-in?

This topic explores how companies can use open source software not only to create, but also to scale and innovate, gaining unique advantages that cannot be achieved in a closed SaaS platform ecosystem.