Add helpdesks, live chat, and ticketing systems.
Building customer support from scratch takes roughly 3-4 weeks and ~70,000 tokens of AI-assisted development. Or use one of these indie tools and ship today.
| Tool | Price | Verified | Upvotes | Replaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Discourse
Civilized discussion platform. Modern forum software.
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Free | 0 | vBulletin,phpBB,Circle | |
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Flarum
Simple, beautiful forum software. Lightweight and fast.
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Free | 0 | phpBB,Discourse | |
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NodeBB
Modern forum platform built on Node.js. Real-time features.
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Free | 0 | phpBB,Discourse | |
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OneSignal
Multi-channel push notification service. Free tier available.
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Free | 0 | Firebase Cloud Messaging,Braze | |
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Novu
Open-source notification infrastructure for developers.
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Free | 0 | Twilio,SendGrid,Firebase | |
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Ntfy
Simple HTTP-based pub-sub push notifications. Open source.
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Free | 0 | Pushover,Firebase | |
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Fonoster
Open-source programmable telecom. Twilio alternative.
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Free | 0 | Twilio,Vonage | |
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Tawk.to
100% free live chat software.
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Free | 0 | Intercom,Zendesk,LiveChat | |
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Helpy
Open-source helpdesk. Self-hosted customer support.
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Free | 0 | Zendesk,Freshdesk | |
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Zammad
Open-source web-based ticketing system.
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Free | 0 | Zendesk,Freshdesk |
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