OTOBO
OTOBO is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Helpdesk & Ticketing category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in Perl. It ships a Docker image. It has 337 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 337
- Forks
- 88
- Open issues
- 208
- Commits, last 12 months
- 2,823
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Jan 30, 2020
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 2,823 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 2,823 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 208 |
| Open pull requests | 22 |
| Good first issues | 2 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jan 30, 2020 |
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About OTOBO
Flexible web-based ticketing system used for customer service, help desk, IT service management.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/RotherOSS/otobo.
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Is OTOBO free and open source?
Yes. OTOBO is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run OTOBO with Docker?
Yes. OTOBO provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to OTOBO?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to OTOBO include Zammad, FreeScout and Erxes.
Is OTOBO actively maintained?
The most recent commit to OTOBO was on Oct 26, 2026 with 2,823 commits in the past twelve months. It had 208 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.