r/sysadmin is a subreddit with 1.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, annoying, struggling, frustrating, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review ticketing system, remote desktop software, and ticketing software.
A reddit dedicated to the profession of Computer System Administration.
Popular Themes in r/sysadmin
#1
Solution Requests
: "Anyone Using Vinchin Backup in Production?"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "start up advice"
4 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "What's one task you do regularly that makes you think, "There has to be a better way?""
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "MyQ increased our costs 71x overnight... So we built our own thing."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/sysadmin
#1
Looking For
58 posts
#2
Annoying
24 posts
#3
Struggling
22 posts
#4
Frustrating
18 posts
#5
Hate
14 posts
#6
Tired
14 posts
#7
It
11 posts
#8
Windows
10 posts
#9
Security
: "10 Windows Security settings to change after every fresh install"
9 posts
#10
Struggle
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/sysadmin
Ticketing System
611 reviews
#1
Spiceworks
4.0★ from 50 reviews
#2
Freshdesk
4.0★ from 48 reviews
#3
OsTicket
3.8★ from 39 reviews
Remote Desktop Software
219 reviews
#1
BeyondTrust
4.5★ from 14 reviews
#2
AnyDesk
4.3★ from 11 reviews
#3
ConnectWise
4.0★ from 10 reviews
Ticketing Software
209 reviews
#1
Spiceworks
3.8★ from 22 reviews
#2
osTicket
3.7★ from 18 reviews
#3
ManageEngine
4.2★ from 13 reviews
Flair Used in r/sysadmin
#1
Question
: "Entra VPN user cert missing OID"
23 posts
#2
General Discussion
: "When the built-in security tool becomes part of the attack path..."
6 posts
#3
Rant
: "Egnyte Removing WebDAV Without Public Announcement"
2 posts
#4
Career / Job Related
: "Celebrate with me: my endpoint provisioning skills have exploded"
2 posts
#5
Microsoft
: "Delegate Risky Users and Risky Sign-ins Management To Another Team?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/sysadmin
Yearly
+188k members(16.9%)
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Last updated: July 8, 2026