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osTicket
An open-source help desk platform that centralizes customer inquiries from email, web forms, and API with both self-hosted and cloud-hosted deployment options.

Designed for teams of all sizes, this help desk solution offers flexible deployment — install on your own servers or opt for a hosted cloud plan — and includes a guided installation for quick setup.

Key capabilities include a configurable dashboard, powerful ticket filters and routing, a customer-facing support portal, SLA scheduling, and reporting tools to track performance and workload.

Widely adopted worldwide, the platform is available at no cost as open source, with optional commercial support and professional services for organizations that need managed hosting, upgrades, or security patches. A cloud trial is available to evaluate hosted features without a credit card.

You can learn more about pricing for osTicket at its pricing page.

osTicket can be categorized under Customer Support tools.

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