# osTicket vs Wagtail

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | osTicket | Wagtail |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 | 78/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 9 in Helpdesk | #4 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 3 998 | 20 593 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +75 | +83 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.18.4 · 17 Jun 2026 | v8.0.1 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | PHP | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Wagtail scores 78/100 against 66/100 for osTicket, so it is the safer default.

Wagtail ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for osTicket.

## Details

- [osTicket](https://selfhost.directory/project/osticket) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/osticket.md)
- [Wagtail](https://selfhost.directory/project/wagtail) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wagtail.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/osticket-vs-wagtail