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FreeScout

by FreeScout

Self-hosted help desk and shared inbox.

  • Free
  • Run it yourself (technical)
  • Needs technical setup
  • Free and open
  • Community
Instead of
Zendesk
What it costs
Free to run yourself
How to start
How to run it yourself

Needs technical setup

Get FreeScout

No ready-to-use version is listed yet.

FreeScout is free, but right now you'd have to run it yourself, which takes some technical know-how. FreeScout may offer a ready-to-use version on their website.

How to run it yourself (technical)
Check FreeScout's website

About FreeScout

Self-hosted help desk and shared inbox.

Listed by OpenCtrl from the project's public repository. OpenCtrl isn't affiliated with the project; its maintainers can claim this listing.

Pricing

Good to know:
Free to self-host under the AGPL-3.0 license. The maker may also sell hosted plans; see their website for pricing.

Compared with Zendesk

AppPrice
FreeScoutFree to run yourself
ZendeskPricing not verified

OpenCtrl is not affiliated with the products listed here. Names are used to describe what an app replaces.

For technical people

Run it yourself, source code and more

Run it yourself

For people comfortable setting up servers. Source code · github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout

Source
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout

Installation and deployment instructions are in the project's repository.

License

Free and open · AGPL-3.0 Free and openAnyone can see how it works, and no company can take it away.

Works on

Web, Docker

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