Aspects to consider when performing a technology evaluation

1. The goodness of the fit of the product within the existing business capabilities (people, processes, and technology) of the organization
2. Evaluate the product against the expected or agreed upon non-functional requirements like availability, scalability, extensibility, robustness, etc.
3. The support structure provided by the vendor's organization.
4. The degree to which the product is compliant with open industry standards.
5. Popularity of the development platform
6. Hardware and software platform flexibility
7. Complexity on account of dependency of the product on other 3rd party products, and the associated licensing costs.
8. The long-tail effect