How to Build Your Own Vivantio
Replace Vivantio with a custom build. Service Management Software to Centralize Support Teams
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 98 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 98 features
Reporting(14 features)
Surface data via OOB integrations with BI tools or specialized API endpoints
Visualize data in variety of ways within service management environment
Push specific reports to self-service portal to allow customers with appropriate permissions to run reports
High performance, feature-rich Data Table and React Data Grid reporting tool with built-in charting
Set up fully customizable schedules for any report to automatically email recipients with per-client reporting options
+9 more in this category
Automation(12 features)
Define complex, multi-step processes with tasks assigned to different individuals in specific order
Turn emails into tickets automatically with support for embedded images, video, and attachments
Automatically re-assign tickets on configurable schedule
Set up canned responses that agents can use at any point during the ticket lifecycle
Distribute work in name-order between specific groups with rules for all or subset of tickets
+7 more in this category
Customer Portal(11 features)
Expose Knowledge Base to anonymous users with ability to filter what they can do and see
Use wizard-like category selector to guide users into choosing right ticket categorization
Have complete control over HTML and CSS providing ultimate flexibility in look and feel
Implement and customize out-of-the-box language packs or build custom ones
Build completely custom content within SSP
+6 more in this category
Asset Management(10 features)
Store asset data with custom forms, fields, and relationships with full integration to the service platform
Maintain a complete audit trail of all changes made to an asset over time
Scan and import assets from the entire organization or from customer systems
Pull data from multiple different sources, combining and consolidating it for auditing, reporting, and analysis
Track, monitor, and manage IT assets with built-in Configuration Management Database
+5 more in this category
Knowledge Base(10 features)
Automatically create articles on ticket closure
Set visibility dates for knowledge base articles to expire and be reviewed
Create templates for knowledge base articles requiring preset fields by category
Create a consistent look-and-feel for knowledge base articles with ability to enforce use of header/footer/custom CSS or change layout, and brand articles differently per-client
Allow customers and end users to rate and comment on knowledge base articles
+5 more in this category
AI(7 features)
Surface trusted answers from existing knowledge and service history to resolve questions quickly, reduce unnecessary tickets, and capture context when work needs to be escalated
Automatically summarize, detect sentiment, and suggest responses so teams communicate consistently, resolve faster, and reduce escalation risk
Turn service data into continuous improvement with trends, insights, and recommendations that help leaders prioritize what matters and improve outcomes
Allow end users/customers and technicians to search and use AI to summarize an answer based on knowledge base articles
Automatically determine the emotional tone of tickets and highlight and apply automations accordingly
+2 more in this category
Customization(6 features)
Control visibility of forms or fields based on values selected in other fields
Control visibility of custom forms to always appear or only for certain ticket categories or statuses
Control visibility of custom forms to always appear or only for certain ticket categories or statuses
Control visibility of forms or fields based on values selected in other fields
Link fields between system areas to combine them into one custom form
+1 more in this category
Communication(5 features)
Support multiple email signatures
Pre-populate email templates for rapid response with support for embedding database merge fields
Set up multiple themes or brands for email templates with ability to change look and feel per customer
Review original email, reply to all or forward email internally or externally
Embed images, screenshots, and files with generative AI text formatting features when interacting with customers
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 98 features at easy complexity.