r/sysadmin is a subreddit with 1.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses annoying, struggling, frustrating, tired, 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
Advice Requests
: "Advice needed - Move to Enterprise from SMB/MSP"
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Trying to find an affordable ticketing system"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Need ideas to automate backup audits"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Documenting my network is painful"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Finally made the jump into enterprise hardware sales!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/sysadmin
#1
Annoying
22 posts
#2
Struggling
21 posts
#3
Frustrating
18 posts
#4
Tired
14 posts
#5
Hate
13 posts
#6
It
: "Returning to It Career"
12 posts
#7
Windows
8 posts
#8
Struggle
7 posts
#9
Issue
6 posts
#10
Microsoft
5 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
: "Mdm for 100+ devices, issues with ManageEngine"
10 posts
#2
General Discussion
: "What’s your “must have been cosmic rays” story?"
8 posts
#3
Career / Job Related
: "How many times have you jumped jobs?"
6 posts
#4
Wrong Community
: "What's your worst SSL-certificate-expired-in-production story?"
4 posts
#5
Linux
: "m365-tui - A Terminal User Interface for Outlook and Teams"
2 posts
#6
Microsoft
: "Weird one: nView (RTX Desktop Manager) was closing Chromium browsers instantly, only for one user"
2 posts
#7
Rant
: "AI-obsessed coworkers are becoming a massive headache"
1 post
#8
Workplace Conditions
: "Solo IT and there is little to no documentation, boss is leaving at the end of the month, dont know what to do"
1 post
#9
SolarWinds
: "SolarWinds SUNBURST — what the logs actually showed (DNS analysis, Splunk queries, 5 detection gaps)"
1 post
Member Growth in r/sysadmin
Yearly
+164k members(14.4%)
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Last updated: August 9, 2026