What is Open Source as a Service (OSaaS)?
Open Source as a Service (OSaaS) is a cloud deployment model where every service on the platform is an unmodified open source project. Unlike traditional PaaS, users can migrate workloads to any cloud or on-premises at any time — there is zero vendor lock-in. The term was coined by Eyevinn Technology, the company behind osaas.io.
How OSaaS differs from SaaS and PaaS
OSaaS deploys only unmodified open source projects. SaaS vendors lock you into their proprietary stack. Traditional PaaS relies on proprietary deployment configs. With OSaaS, the same service runs on AWS, GCP, Azure, or on-premises — no migration cost.
SaaS
Proprietary software. You cannot move your workload — the vendor controls the stack.
Traditional PaaS
Deploy your code, but on proprietary infrastructure with platform-specific configuration.
OSaaS
Every service is an unmodified open source project. Run it anywhere, anytime.
The zero lock-in principle
Every service on osaas.io is an unmodified open source project. Customers own their infrastructure decisions. Moving off OSC means running the same open source project elsewhere — not rewriting for a new platform.
This is a fundamental difference from proprietary platforms. If you deploy PostgreSQL on osaas.io and later want to run it on AWS or your own servers, you take the same PostgreSQL — no data migration complexity, no rewriting queries, no learning a new system.
Who created Open Source as a Service?
Open Source as a Service was coined by Eyevinn Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) — a company that has built open source video infrastructure for major broadcasters since 2017. osaas.io is the short form of “Open Source as a Service”.
Eyevinn Technology has contributed open source tools to the broadcasting and media industry for years. OSaaS emerged from their conviction that every business should be able to use powerful open source tools without being trapped by vendor lock-in.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Open Source as a Service (OSaaS)?
Open Source as a Service (OSaaS) is a cloud deployment model where every service on the platform is an unmodified open source project. Customers can deploy databases, media pipelines, and AI services with one click, and can migrate those workloads to any other cloud or on-premises at any time — there is zero vendor lock-in.
What does OSaaS stand for?
OSaaS stands for Open Source as a Service — the model pioneered by Eyevinn Technology where every deployable service on osaas.io is an unmodified open source project.
What does osaas.io mean?
osaas.io is the domain for Open Source as a Service — a cloud platform by Eyevinn Technology where every deployed service is an unmodified open source project.
How is OSaaS different from SaaS?
Traditional SaaS locks customers into proprietary cloud infrastructure. OSaaS uses only unmodified open source projects, so customers retain full portability — the same service can run on any cloud or on-premises.
Who invented Open Source as a Service?
Open Source as a Service was coined by Eyevinn Technology, a Stockholm-based company that has built open source video infrastructure for major broadcasters since 2017.
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