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Open-source customer support ticket system

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osTicket - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: January 2026

osTicket overview

What is osTicket?

osTicket offers a free open-source ticket management and customer support solution for companies of all sizes, particularly small and medium businesses. The software can be used to collect tickets and assign custom fields to each ticket, creating a list of data associated with each ticket that can be shared on the knowledgebase for clients. Users can create auto-response templates for incoming email tickets and rich text HTML, allowing them to add your logo, images and videos to tickets.

The ticket filter tool provided by osTicket allows businesses to define routing rules for tickets so that tickets are sent to the correct person or department. Tickets can also be reassigned if they have not been received by the right person, and notes of all actions are logged in the ticket thread. Users can define automatic actions for each ticket, such a canned response. The ticketing software helps further streamline operations by avoiding agent collision using the ticket locking tool. Further features include an autoresponder, customer portal and dashboard reports.

Key benefits of using osTicket

  • Custom Fields: Create custom fields, forms and listing can be added to each web ticket or for specific help topics.

  • Ticket Filters: Use filters to route incoming tickets and set automatic actions such as ticket rejection, department assignment, and canned responses.

  • Agent Collision Avoidance: You can lock tickets so that multiple agents do not respond to the same request. You can set the amount of time the ticket remains locked for.

  • Service Level Agreements: Create as many SLA plans as you wish and associate them with help topics, departments or ticket filters. Get overdue alerts and notifications on due dates missed.

  • Customer Portal: All support requests and responses are automatically archived and saved to a customer self-help portal. Users can log in with their email and ticket ID to access help pages.
  • Starting price

    12per user /
    per month

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    Pros & Cons

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    Ticket Management

    Customer Support

    Email Ticketing

    Outdated Technology

    osTicket’s user interface

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    osTicket pros, cons and reviews insights

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    Reviews sentiment

     
     
    3-4(42)
    5(33)

    What do users say about osTicket?

    Their prices are way out of market (wanting more then Freshdesk which is a far more established ticket system). When you reach out for assistance on their Github, you are met with ridicule.

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    Who uses osTicket?

    Based on 75 verified user reviews.

    Company size

    Small Businesses

    Enterprises

    Midsize Businesses

    Top industries

    Information Technology and Services
    Computer Software
    Computer Networking
    Construction
    Others

    Use cases

    Help Desk
    Issue Tracking
    ITSM
    Computer Inventory
    Knowledge Base

    osTicket's key features

    Most critical features, based on insights from osTicket users:

    Customizable fields
    Knowledge base management
    Prioritization
    Knowledge management
    Issue scheduling

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    Dashboard
    Task management
    Service level agreement (sla) management
    Self service portal
    Macros/Templated responses
    Automated routing
    Customizable forms
    Automated responses
    Help desk management
    Support ticket management
    Templates

    osTicket awards

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    osTicket pricing

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    Pricing plans

    Pricing details:

    Free plan
    Free trial
    Subscription

    Open Source

    0.00

    Features included:

    • Email Integration
    • Free to Use
    • Open Source

    Cloud-hosted

    12

    /user

    Per month

    Features included:

    • Daily Backups
    • Dedicated Training
    • Email Integration
    • Guranteed Uptime
    • Phone Ongoing Support
    • Upgrade Management

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    Features included:

    • Customized Solutions
    • Daily Backups
    • Dedicated Training
    • Email Integration
    • Guranteed Uptime
    • Phone Ongoing Support
    • Upgrade Management

    User opinions about osTicket price and value

    Value for money rating:

    To see what individual users think of osTicket's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

    “It has all the best features, is easy to set up, deploy, and maintain and is fully customizable. I needed a help desk platform that could be hosted on-site and osTicket has fit the bill perfectly.”
    SB

    Shawn B.

    IT Manager

    “I like that is free, the installation is easy and the software is user friendly. OsTicket is a customizable ticket system that offers some nice features like email notifications.”

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    osTicket support options

    Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    FAQs/Forum
    Knowledge Base
    Email/Help Desk
    Phone Support

    osTicket FAQs

    Q. Who are the typical users of osTicket?

    osTicket has the following typical customers:
    Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business

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    Q. What languages does osTicket support?

    osTicket supports the following languages:
    English, German


    Q. Does osTicket offer an API?

    No, osTicket does not have an API available.


    Q. What level of support does osTicket offer?

    osTicket offers the following support options:
    FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk, Phone Support

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