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Incidental

Incidental is free, open-source incident management software for web and self-hosted use.

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#24 of 26
Score
5.6
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What Incidental is

Incidental is free, open-source incident management software for web and self-hosted use. Teams can declare, manage, and resolve incidents through Slack or the Incidental web interface. Public status pages provide a way to communicate incident status to customers. The project lists custom severities, fields, incident types, and response roles for organizing incident work. Custom workflows are marked as coming soon. Incidental is licensed under the MIT License, with local setup instructions using Docker, Docker Compose, pnpm, and Node.js 18. Slack use requires a valid Slack account and authorization for workspace access. Its terms describe storing Slack data references where possible and encrypting data needed for functionality. The privacy policy describes access controls, disaster recovery processes, and regular vulnerability testing. Maintenance may cause temporary suspensions of up to about one hour per month, with availability described as about 99.9%.

Good

  • Free and open source
  • Slack and web incident management
  • Public customer status pages
  • Custom incident fields and roles
  • Self-hosting instructions provided

Watch out

  • Slack account required for Slack access
  • Custom workflows are not available yet
  • Maintenance can temporarily suspend service
  • Availability described as about 99.9%

Who it suits

Incidental suits teams that coordinate incidents in Slack or a web UI and need public status pages. It also fits organizations seeking open-source, self-hosted deployment.

Verdict

Incidental combines Slack and web incident handling with public status communication and configurable incident structure. Its MIT license and self-hosting path suit teams that want control over deployment.

The facts

Each one read from Incidental's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Availability
The terms say maintenance may cause temporary suspensions of up to about one hour per month, described as about 99.9% availability.checked 4 Oct 2001
Customization
The README lists custom severities, fields, incident types, and response roles.checked 9 Oct 2001
Data handling
The privacy policy says payment information is handled by Stripe and sent directly to the payment provider, and that Incidental does not have access to it.checked 9 Oct 2001
Data location
The privacy policy says personal data may be stored and processed in the United Kingdom or other countries where Incidental or its service providers maintain facilities.checked 9 Oct 2001
Features
The project lists custom severities, fields, incident types, and roles among its features.checked 4 Oct 2001
Incident management
Teams can manage incidents through Slack or the Incidental UI.checked 4 Oct 2001
License
The project says it is licensed under the MIT License.checked 4 Oct 2001
Open-source license
The repository says the project is licensed under the MIT License.checked 9 Oct 2001
Payment data
The privacy policy says Stripe handles payment information and Incidental does not have access to it.checked 4 Oct 2001
Privacy and security
The privacy policy says Incidental uses access controls, availability and disaster recovery processes, and regular vulnerability testing.checked 4 Oct 2001
Product
Incidental describes itself as an open-source incident management platform for declaring, managing, and resolving incidents.checked 9 Oct 2001
Purpose
Incidental describes itself as open source incident management software.checked 4 Oct 2001
Security and resilience
The privacy policy says Incidental uses physical and logical access controls and conducts regular testing to identify and address vulnerabilities.checked 9 Oct 2001
Self-hosting
The README provides local setup instructions using Docker, Docker Compose, pnpm, and Node.js 18, and describes configuring hosted backend and frontend URLs.checked 9 Oct 2001
Slack access
The terms say customers must have a valid Slack account and authorize Incidental to access their Slack workspace.checked 4 Oct 2001
Slack workflow
Teams can declare and manage incidents within Slack, and the homepage says incidents can also be managed from the Incidental UI.checked 9 Oct 2001
Status pages
Incidental offers customizable status pages for sharing incident status with stakeholders; the homepage says these help manage customer expectations.checked 9 Oct 2001
Support
The support page directs users to email [email protected] for support requests.checked 9 Oct 2001
Web interface
The project README lists a web UI for managing incidents.checked 9 Oct 2001
Workflows
The README labels custom incident workflows as coming soon.checked 9 Oct 2001

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