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# [Business Software Buyers Trends](https://www.websitemagazine.com/software/business-software-buyers-trends)

 Written by [Peter Devereaux](https://www.websitemagazine.com/software/author/peter-devereaux) | Aug 21, 2008 5:00:00 AM

**[Capterra](https://www.capterra.com/) released an interesting study on where business software buyers plan on spending their money.**

Of those surveyed, nearly a third said they are considering buying project management software, 22% of respondedents cited Customer Relationship Management software, followed by Content Management (19%), Email Marketing (15%), Website Monitoring (14%), Performance Appraisal (13%), web Collaboration (11%) and Applicant Tracking (10%).

*Additional interesting findings include:*

- 42% will buy new software for their business either this year or next year.
- 22% plan to increase their software spend, while only 15% said their spending will decline.
- **Available features** and **usability** are the leading factors that impact software purchase decisions, with 70% of those surveyed calling those qualities "Very Important." Last on the list was brand name, which only 19% labeled as "Very Important."

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