Survey: 28% of software budgets goes to vendor-driven upgrades

A survey commissioned by Origina of IT leaders at US and UK organizations with revenue above $1 billion found that about 28% of software budgets — nearly $12.9 million a year on average — goes to vendor-pushed upgrades, migrations and licensing changes. 95% of respondents said they paid in the past three years for a vendor-driven upgrade they believed would reduce performance.

• 28% of software budgets, about $12.9M a year, goes to vendor-driven initiatives
• 95% of IT leaders paid in 3 years for upgrades they thought harmful
• Survey covered US and UK organizations with revenue above $1 billion
• Vendors bundle AI features and shift pricing tiers, raising costs 20–35%