Open source alternatives to HelpDesk

4 open source projects replace HelpDesk, ranked by how safe each is to depend on.

95 · Healthy

Ticketing and helpdesk system with email, chat, phone and social channels in one view.

AGPL-3.0★ 6.0kLast commit yesterday

89 · Healthy

Omnichannel customer support inbox covering website chat, email, WhatsApp and social channels.

Free core, paid extrasMIT★ 38kLast commit today

76 · Stable

Shared-inbox helpdesk in PHP, close in spirit to Help Scout, extended through modules.

AGPL-3.0★ 4.6kLast commit 6 days ago

54 · Caution

Veteran PHP support-ticket system that routes inquiries from email, web forms and phone.

GPL-2.0★ 4.0kLast commit 4 months ago

89 · Healthy

76 · Stable

At a glance

Health and license are separate verdicts: a project can be well maintained and still not be open source.

Project	Health	License	Stars	Last commit
Zammad	95 · Healthy	Free, share hosted changesAGPL-3.0	6.0k	yesterday
Chatwoot	89 · Healthy	Free core, paid extrasMIT	38k	today
FreeScout	76 · Stable	Free, share hosted changesAGPL-3.0	4.6k	6 days ago
osTicket	54 · Caution	Free, share changesGPL-2.0	4.0k	4 months ago

HelpDesk is a paid helpdesk & live chat product. See all open source helpdesk & live chat tools, ranked the same way.

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