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OTRS

🇩🇪 DE

German helpdesk and ITSM platform with ticketing, workflows and CMDB

EU hostedGDPRISO/IEC 27001ITIL 4
OTRS is a German helpdesk and ITSM solution for enterprises. It offers ticketing, workflow automation, a configuration management database and ITIL 4 certified processes. Data centers are ISO 27001 certified and hosted in the EU. Pricing is quote-based.

Features

Service desk and ticketing

  • Centralized ticket handling
  • Configurable request forms and workflows
  • Customer and employee self-service portal
  • Service-level and escalation management
  • Ticket mirroring
  • Dynamic fields and audit-proof records

IT service management

  • Incident, problem, and change management
  • Service catalog
  • CMDB and asset management (up to 1,000 assets/CIs in Starter, unlimited in Pro)

Workflow automation

  • Configurable processes
  • Automated ticket categorization and assignment

AI services

  • Incoming and outgoing message translation
  • Ticket categorization
  • Text summarization
  • AI credits included in some packages

Security and device management

  • SOAR and ISMS capabilities
  • FileWave-powered device management (policy enforcement, monitoring, patch deployment, remote wipe, encryption)

Reporting and administration

  • Service and SLA overviews
  • Data analysis and operational reporting
  • REST API and generic-interface integrations
  • Web services and test system (Advanced and Pro)

Pricing

Pricing is quote-only. Confirm availability and exact terms with OTRS.

EU Trust Profile

What we verified against public sources, last checked 2026-10-24. Every point links to its evidence.

  • European legal entityOTRS AG, Oberursel (DE)

    Registered in the commercial register B of Amtsgericht Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, HRB 10751.

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  • Data Processing Agreement (DPA)

    Includes EU Standard Contractual Clauses and is accessible via the customer portal.

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  • Trust center / security page
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  • ISO 27001

    Claimed for OTRS data centers.

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  • Self-hosting available

    On-premises option managed in the customer’s own data center.

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  • Documented data exportCSV

    Application-level export via Import and Export templates.

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Reviews

Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.

What users value

  • Flexible ticket workflows with configurable queues, states and priorities
  • Effective incident, problem and change management
  • Email-to-ticket and email-based ticket updates
  • Highly customizable to fit organizational processes
  • Self-hosting option with no per-agent fees in some deployments
  • Cost-effective for certain use cases
  • Prompt and knowledgeable support in some cases

Where users see room to improve

  • · Steep learning curve and complex setup
  • · Austere or unintuitive interface, especially for new users
  • · Limited out-of-the-box reporting and SLA functionality

Integrations

AsanaActive DirectoryAzureSAPSalesforceHP Service CenterMicrosoft Power BIEV ObserveEV ReachFileWave

OTRS: frequently asked questions

Which tools does OTRS integrate with?
OTRS connects with Asana, Active Directory, Azure, SAP, Salesforce, HP Service Center, Microsoft Power BI and EV Observe, plus 2 more integrations we found.

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Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-10-24), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.