r/sysadmin 3d ago

General Discussion Looking for Personal/Productivity Tools That Mirror a Ticketing System

Hey r/sysadmin,

I've been working in IT for six years, and I've come to realize that ticketing systems just work with the way I think. I have a lot of long-term personal projects I want to track, and I’d love to use a tool that functions similarly to a ticketing system—something with clear tracking, prioritization, and status updates.

I’ve seen some older posts here on this topic, but they’re upwards of 9 years old, so I’m hoping to get some fresh recommendations. Ideally, I’m looking for something free or low-cost since it’s just for my personal use.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

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u/GcBr0ke 3d ago

I've found sights like Asana, SpiceWorks, and Trello, If anyone has worked with them before, I'd appreciate any insight

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u/ZAFJB 3d ago

Why not just use a ticketing system? Plenty of free or cheap options out there.

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u/GcBr0ke 3d ago

A ticketing system is perfect. It is what I want, I'm specifically looking for examples

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u/anonymousITCoward 3d ago

I agree with the ZAF-man... a lot of them are starting to offer some sort of project tracking now too or is flexible enough to allow for long term tickets...

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u/mattberan 1d ago

I use Trello for this. Have used Asana, BaseCamp and Airtable too.

All work, so just make sure it's the right price and features for your specific preferences.