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At a Glance
OTRS
OTRS
Star Rating
(38)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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osTicket
osTicket
Star Rating
(44)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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OTRS vs osTicket

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found OTRS easier to use. However, osTicket is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with osTicket overall.

  • Reviewers felt that OTRS meets the needs of their business better than osTicket.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that OTRS is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of osTicket over OTRS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
OTRS
No pricing available
osTicket
No pricing available
Free Trial
OTRS
No trial information available
osTicket
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
33
8.8
41
Ease of Use
9.1
33
8.2
41
Ease of Setup
7.9
8
8.0
29
Ease of Admin
6.9
7
8.3
29
Quality of Support
9.0
28
6.9
27
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
6.7
6
8.4
24
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
32
8.8
39
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
9.1
27
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Verified
8.6
32
|
Verified
8.8
27
|
Verified
8.7
32
|
Verified
8.9
25
|
Verified
8.0
31
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
29
|
Verified
8.8
23
|
Verified
8.0
24
8.7
25
7.7
30
8.8
27
|
Verified
8.3
31
|
Verified
8.5
18
|
Verified
7.3
17
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Channels
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.1
24
|
Verified
8.4
22
|
Verified
9.0
27
7.5
16
|
Verified
5.3
10
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
5.3
10
7.8
15
|
Verified
4.0
7
Platform
Feature Not Available
5.4
16
6.7
8
|
Verified
7.1
23
|
Verified
7.5
8
|
Verified
8.8
25
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
6.8
13
|
Verified
8.3
21
|
Verified
7.2
26
|
Verified
8.6
23
|
Verified
7.8
27
|
Verified
IT Service Management (ITSM) ToolsHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
9.0
23
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
Service Desk
9.3
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
Management
8.5
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
OTRS
OTRS
osTicket
osTicket
OTRS and osTicket are categorized as Help Desk
Unique Categories
OTRS
OTRS is categorized as IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
osTicket
osTicket is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
OTRS
OTRS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
8.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
59.5%
osTicket
osTicket
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
56.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
9.1%
Reviewers' Industry
OTRS
OTRS
Pharmaceuticals
29.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.8%
Higher Education
8.1%
Outsourcing/Offshoring
5.4%
Internet
5.4%
Other
40.5%
osTicket
osTicket
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Education Management
13.6%
Computer Software
11.4%
Telecommunications
4.5%
Retail
4.5%
Other
43.2%
Alternatives
OTRS
OTRS Alternatives
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Zendesk for Customer Service
Zendesk for Customer Service
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Freshdesk
Freshdesk
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osTicket
osTicket Alternatives
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Zendesk for Customer Service
Zendesk for Customer Service
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Zoho Desk
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Discussions
OTRS
OTRS Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
OTRS has no discussions with answers
osTicket
osTicket Discussions
What is ticket support system?
1 Comment
NO
TicketSupport is OSTicket’s Software as a Service. Where as, OSTicket is typically self-hosted. Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
osTicket has no more discussions with answers