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When to choose Missive
- Truly collaborative email — teammates comment in threads
- Excellent mobile apps
- Clean unified inbox
- No per-channel fees
Missive vs OTRS Community
Choosing between Missive and OTRS Community? Both platforms can work for customer support teams, but they usually fit different company sizes, workflows, and budget expectations.
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When to choose OTRS Community
- Enterprise-grade open-source
- Highly configurable
- Strong ITSM
- 170k community users
Key differences between Missive and OTRS Community
| Factor | Missive | OTRS Community |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | small and mid-sized support teams | IT and internal service teams |
| Starting price | From $14/agent/mo | Free plan / low-cost entry |
| G2-style rating | 4.8/5 | 4/5 |
| Main focus | AI-assisted support and automation | ITSM workflows, service requests, and asset-related support |
| Category | smb | free, itsm |
Missive limitations
- Not a traditional ticketing system
- Limited analytics
- Small company
OTRS Community limitations
- Hard to configure
- Steep learning curve
- Requires technical expertise
Switching from Missive to OTRS Community or the other way around?
Use Help Desk Migration to move tickets, customers, agents, groups, comments, attachments, and historical support data with less manual work.