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Dev tools · September 20, 2018

FreeScout

Free open source Help Scout / Zendesk alternative

FreeScout launched on September 20, 2018 with 28 votes, #760 of 2,635 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

What it does

Free open source clone of Help Scout: help desk, shared mailbox, email management and analytics. FreeScout is a pure PHP7+MySQL application which can be easily deployed even on a shared hosting.

FreeScout — Free self-hosted omnichannel AI-powered helpdesk & shared mailbox - freescout-help-desk/freescout

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