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# Request Tracker

Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/2035323/request-tracker

> Request Tracker is an open-source, web-based ticketing system used for issue tracking, helpdesk support, and project management. RT offers managed hosting plans and product support for on-premise deployments.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 3 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 3 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Best Practical Solutions

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$25.00
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Request Tracker also offer an on-premise option
- **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Basque, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, European Portuguese, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more

## Features

- AI Summarization
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Escalation
- Alerts/Notifications
- Analytics
- Approval Process Control
- Asset Lifecycle Management
- Asset Tracking Software
- Assignment Management
- Audit Trail
- Automated Responses
- Automated Routing
- Calendar Management
- Change Management Software
- Chat/Messaging
- Chatbot Software
- Client Portal

## Integrations (2 total)

- PagerDuty
- Zapier

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Phone Support
- Chat

## Category

- [Task Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/570/task-management/software)

## Related Categories

- [Task Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/570/task-management/software)
- [Issue Tracking Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/580/issue-tracking/software)
- [IT Service Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1049/it-service/software)
- [ITSM Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/292/it-service-management-itsm/software)
- [Service Desk Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1249/service-desk/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Jira](https://www.getapp.ca/software/9953/jira) — 4.4/5 (15339 reviews)
2. [JIRA Service Management](https://www.getapp.ca/software/91811/jira-service-management) — 4.5/5 (764 reviews)
3. [Freshdesk](https://www.getapp.ca/software/10317/freshdesk) — 4.5/5 (3412 reviews)
4. [GitHub](https://www.getapp.ca/software/90537/github) — 4.8/5 (6163 reviews)
5. [Zendesk Suite](https://www.getapp.ca/software/9448/zendesk) — 4.4/5 (4076 reviews)

## Reviews

### "RequestTracker review" — 5.0/5

> **Christopher** | *March 21, 2025* | Computer Networking | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Extremely flexible and performant system
Good UI and very mature data structure
Well coded
> 
> **Cons**: Perl language for scrips is hard but Gen AI helps
> 
> Honestly the best ticketing system I have worked with and I've worked with a fair few. Flexible enough that with zero code you can heavily customise it. Great extensions and user base

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### "Très bon logiciel de ticketting" — 4.0/5

> **Loïc** | *March 27, 2024* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Avantages:
- OPEN SOUCE
- Gestion des projet
- Suivi des demandes
> 
> **Cons**: Inconvénients:
- La mise en place du SSO
> 
> Nous utilisons RT au quotidien pour la gestion des demandes faites au Support Informatique.
Cela permet au collaborateur de faire des demandes qui seront ensuite redispatchées aux membres de l'équipe IT.

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### "Rt as servicedesk" — 4.0/5

> **Bart** | *October 25, 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Free open source, linux, fullt customizable, good dashboards and integrations.
> 
> **Cons**: No integration with other tools as solarwinds or confluence so we changed to jira
> 
> We were happy with the software as servicedesk. Alerting, notifications, searching, escalation.

## Links

- [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2035323/request-tracker)

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