Self-Hosted Helpdesk & Support Alternatives (2026)
Ranked by how painless they are to run yourself — from one-click deploys and single docker run commands up to multi-service stacks. Lower difficulty first.
Open-source omnichannel live-chat and support desk, an Intercom/Zendesk alternative
22k Ruby MIT 5 days ago
3/5
1-click
Open-source ticket management and helpdesk, a Zendesk/Jira alternative
3.3k TypeScript AGPL-3.0 18 days ago
3/5
Open-source Symfony-based helpdesk ticketing system with e-commerce integrations
16k PHP OSL-3.0 2 months ago
4/5
Web-based open-source helpdesk and customer support ticketing system
5.7k Ruby AGPL-3.0 4 days ago
4/5
Free self-hosted shared inbox and help desk, a Help Scout/Zendesk alternative
4.3k PHP AGPL-3.0 10 days ago
4/5
Widely-deployed open-source support ticketing system
3.8k PHP GPL-2.0 26 days ago
4/5