FreeScout is the super lightweight and powerful free open source help desk and shared inbox written in PHP (Laravel framework). Now you can enjoy free Zendesk & Help Scout without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.
This is only great open source alternative for HelpScout. Using this for events and collaboration between teams for small projects. Indeed its very good option compared to paid services if you want to keep an archive of your data forever and prevent data access by service provider.
I evaluated a lot of ticket systems for us both hosted and SaaS. FreeScout is just what I was looking for and it seems to hold up to our internal testing. A great plus is the “intuitive” UI that is very similar to a classic email client. That makes is easier for seasoned office workers to get used to the workflows.
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