Communication / Customer Support Verified 26 Apr 2026

Zammad

Open-source customer support helpdesk

Berlin, Germany · Founded 2016 · Open source
A European alternative to Intercom Zendesk Freshdesk Help Scout Kustomer Gorgias

About Zammad

Zammad is a German open-source helpdesk and customer support platform whose source is owned by the independent Zammad Foundation, with commercial cloud and support delivered by Zammad GmbH. Channels include email, web chat, telephone, social, Microsoft 365 and WhatsApp Business, with a unified ticket inbox, text modules, macros, triggers, schedulers, business hours, multilingual UI and AI ticket summaries. The Community Edition is free to self-host; cloud plans run roughly €5–€24 per agent per month, hosted on ISO 27001-certified German servers under GDPR.

Quick facts

Pricing model Open source
Free trial Yes
Open source Yes
Self-hostable Yes
Public API Yes
Target audience B2B
Company size fit All
DPA available Yes
Data stored in EU Yes
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