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When to choose OTRS Community
- Enterprise-grade open-source
- Highly configurable
- Strong ITSM
- 170k community users
OTRS Community vs Vivantio
Choosing between OTRS Community and Vivantio? 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 Vivantio
- B2B customer service focus
- Flexible
- ESM capabilities
Key differences between OTRS Community and Vivantio
| Factor | OTRS Community | Vivantio |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | IT and internal service teams | small and mid-sized support teams |
| Starting price | Free plan / low-cost entry | From $42/agent/mo |
| G2-style rating | 4/5 | 4.3/5 |
| Main focus | ITSM workflows, service requests, and asset-related support | ticket management, collaboration, and support operations |
| Category | free, itsm | mid |
OTRS Community limitations
- Hard to configure
- Steep learning curve
- Requires technical expertise
Vivantio limitations
- Learning curve
- Less known
- UI is dated
Switching from OTRS Community to Vivantio 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.