# Total Cost of Ownership in Test Automation - Part II

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**Created:** [April 6, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.opentap.io/t/total-cost-of-ownership-in-test-automation-part-ii/1092 "2023-04-06T19:00:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.opentap.io/t/total-cost-of-ownership-in-test-automation-part-ii/1092/1 "2023-04-06T19:00:45Z")

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This [second blog](https://blog.opentap.io/total-cost-of-ownership-for-test-automation-part-ii) in our series examines the factors that influence Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for OSS and how those costs differ from proprietary software, developed and sourced commercially, in-house, and from open source, with particular attention to TCO for test automation.