Glossary · Privacy & data
Vendor lock-in
Also said as
lock-inswitching costsexit
Vendor lock-in is what happens when leaving a tool costs more than staying — in money, migration time, or data you can't take with you.
Why it matters to your business
Every tool in this directory gets graded on the exit: what you can export, what stops working, and what you lose the day you stop paying.
The catch · what vendors don't say
Lock-in is rarely advertised — it shows up in the exit details: exports that don't exist, formats that don't transfer, features tied to staying.
