GLPI vs ITFlow
GLPI and ITFlow are both IT service management software. GLPI is open source under GPL-3.0, with 6.5k GitHub stars. ITFlow is open source under GPL-3.0, with 1k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick GLPI when
- An IT department wants a free, self-hosted helpdesk and asset register and is comfortable with a PHP application.
- Pick ITFlow when
- A small MSP wants one self-hosted tool for tickets, client documentation and billing instead of several subscriptions.
Side by side
IT asset management and ITIL service desk in one: inventory of computers and software, licences, contracts, tickets, changes and a knowledge base.
A system for managed service providers combining ticketing, client IT documentation, assets, passwords, contracts, invoicing and a client portal.
Configuration is deep and the interface takes training; some plugins and hosted options are sold by Teclib.
Stores client passwords and network details, so hosting and security are critical, and the latest release rebuilt most pages.
Production-ready
Usable
Self-hosted server and cloud service
Self-hosted server
PHP, Symfony, Vue and MySQL
PHP, JavaScript and MySQL
Open source, GPL-3.0 (strong copyleft) (both)
Use inside your business is unrestricted, but anything you distribute that includes it must be released under the same license. (both)
6.5k GitHub stars
1k GitHub stars
Established: started 11 years ago, latest release 12.0.1.
Established: started 7 years ago, latest release v26.11.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.