Embeddable Helpdesk mature

Zammad

Full-featured helpdesk and ticketing system with live chat

5.0K stars 100 contributors Since 2016
Website → GitHub

Full-featured helpdesk and ticketing system with live chat

License
AGPL-3.0
Min RAM
2 GB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
intermediate
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
K8s native
Offline
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none

Use cases

  • Enterprise helpdesk with ticket management
  • Multi-channel customer support
  • Knowledge base for self-service

Anti-patterns / when NOT to use

  • AGPL license
  • Heavier than pure chat solutions
  • German-origin — some docs incomplete in English

Compare with alternatives

Replaces / alternatives to

  • Zendesk
  • Freshdesk
  • ServiceNow

Technical specs

Language
Ruby
API type
SDK
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
docker

Community

GitHub stars 5.0K
Contributors 100
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing Zammad Foundation
Funding foundation

Release

Latest version
Last release
Since 2016

Best fit

Team size
smallmediumenterprise
Industries
generalenterprisesupport

Tags

  • helpdesk
  • ticketing
  • live-chat
  • knowledge-base
  • email
  • phone
  • social
  • api