BitAsker: Open Source Helpdesk Software
An open source alternative to Zendesk with email ticketing, team collaboration and customer self-service features, all in a simple and easy-to-use interface.
What is BitAsker?
BitAsker is an open source help desk and shared mailbox software built to be an alternative to commercial options like Zendesk and Freshdesk. It provides a wide range of customer support and team collaboration features including:
- Email ticketing - Customers can submit support requests via email which turn into tickets. Agents can manage tickets, communicate with customers, reassign tickets, etc.
- Team inbox - A shared, group email inbox that allows multiple agents to manage incoming email support requests.
- Customer self-service portal - Customers can browse knowledge base articles, submit tickets, track tickets without contacting an agent.
- Knowledge base - Fully-featured portal to create and manage articles to serve as self-help content for customers.
- Team collaboration - Agents can comment on tickets, share internal notes, @ mention each other.
- Custom fields and tags for tickets - Add extra metadata and categorize tickets.
- Ticket automation rules - Set up triggers and actions like auto-replies, status changes, field values, etc.
- Lightweight, responsive interface - Made to work well across devices.
- Open source (MIT) - Hosted on your own infrastructure so you own your data.
Overall, BitAsker provides a full-featured, self-hosted open source alternative to popular commercial help desk platforms. It focuses primarily on shared email inboxes, customer support ticketing, and customer self-service via knowledge base and portals.