The Results Are In: 2024 Annual OpenEdge Product Survey Report

Each year, the Annual Progress OpenEdge Product Survey provides valuable insights from users across industries, helping Progress shape the future of OpenEdge. In 2024, we received 410 responses from users worldwide, offering critical feedback on OpenEdge usage, trends and future needs.

Why Your Voice Matters

Your feedback is essential in driving improvements that align with evolving business demands. The Progress OpenEdge application development platform is a mission-critical platform for organizations around the world and understanding how you use it helps us prioritize enhancements that improve efficiency, security and innovation.

By sharing your experiences and needs, you help us evolve the OpenEdge platform, so it can continue to provide the modern, reliable foundation your business depends on.

What’s Inside the 2024 Survey?

This year’s survey dives into key questions that impact Progress OpenEdge users:

• What products are being used in production today? Which versions of the OpenEdge platform are most popular, and how are organizations
  planning for future updates?

• How is the OpenEdge release lifecycle being utilized? With the retirement of OpenEdge 11.7 on April 1, 2025, how are businesses adapting to newer versions?

• What’s up with AI? How is it influencing OpenEdge development? AI is transforming how developers work, from automated testing to code
  quality improvements. What trends are emerging?

• How are organizations approaching security strategies with OpenEdge? Security remains a top priority. Are organizations
  leveraging all the tools available to protect their applications?

A Sneak Peek at One Key Insight

One major trend from the 2024 survey: Adoption of AI-powered coding assistants has nearly doubled since last year. More OpenEdge developers are experimenting with tools like the OpenAI API and ChatGPT to enhance productivity. But how else is AI making an impact?

What Else Did We Learn?

The full report provides deeper insights into industry trends, development practices, security strategies and modernization efforts within the OpenEdge community . Whether you’re planning your next upgrade, evaluating security best practices or considering AI-driven development, these findings can help you make informed decisions.

Curious About the Rest of the Insights?

To get the full breakdown of how your peers are using Progress OpenEdge, read the full report.