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Migrate your Web+Center data

On-premise IT helpdesk and asset-tracking suite built by Tempworks, sold as perpetual license with free evaluation code, targeting SMBs and mid-market IT departments.

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In its favor

Why people choose Web+Center

The signal that keeps Web+Center on the shortlist. Sourced from G2, Capterra, and customer scoping calls.

Organizations running Web+Center value that it runs on both GNU/Linux and Windows servers, giving IT departments flexibility in their existing infrastructure without requiring a cloud dependency.

Small IT teams use Web+Center for its bundled Incident management and Asset tracking in a single application, avoiding the need to purchase and integrate separate helpdesk and CMDB tools.

Teams appreciate the free evaluation version with full functionality, allowing them to validate the platform against their ticket and asset workflows before committing to a perpetual license purchase.

Organizations with Tempworks payroll or HRIS already in place often adopt Web+Center because it integrates directly with the Tempworks employee directory, reducing manual user provisioning in the helpdesk.

The platform supports custom fields and configurable workflows without requiring a developer, giving IT administrators the ability to adapt the system to non-standard request routing or asset classification schemes.

Customers report that the user interface feels outdated compared to modern SaaS helpdesk platforms, with a dated look that frustrates end users submitting tickets through the customer portal.

Perpetual license costs are cited as very high by some reviewers, particularly when the organization needs to scale user seats or add module licenses after the initial purchase.

Integration with new user directories or modern SSO systems is described as difficult, causing friction for organizations that have moved away from on-premise identity infrastructure.

Teams moving to cloud-native platforms like Zendesk or Freshservice cite lack of mobile-first design and limited API automation capabilities as the breaking point.

When support contracts expire, customers report difficulty getting timely responses from Tempworks, which accelerates the decision to migrate to a vendor with more responsive assistance.

Reasons to switch

Why people leave Web+Center

The recurring reasons buyers give for replacing Web+Center. Presented as facts, not knocks.

Platform scorecard

Strengths, weaknesses, and where Web+Center fits

Grades across six dimensions, plus a SWOT-style view of where the platform shines and where it falls short.

SWOT — strengths, weaknesses, and use-case fit

Strengths

Bundles Incident management and Asset tracking in one on-premise application, reducing tool sprawl for IT departments.Runs on both GNU/Linux and Windows server operating systems, accommodating existing infrastructure preferences.Offers a free evaluation version with complete functionality for initial testing and validation before license purchase.Integrates natively with Tempworks HR and payroll data, enabling automatic employee-to-agent provisioning.Supports configurable custom fields and workflow rules without requiring programming knowledge.

Weaknesses

User interface is consistently described as outdated relative to modern SaaS helpdesk alternatives.Perpetual license pricing model with high seat scaling costs creates budget uncertainty for growing teams.Limited API documentation and automation capabilities restrict integration with modern CI/CD and ITSM tooling.Cloud-first organizations report that Web+Center's on-premise architecture conflicts with their infrastructure strategy.Support responsiveness declines when support contracts lapse, leaving customers without timely assistance.

Where it works

Small IT departments (under 10 agents) that need bundled incident management and asset tracking in a single application without purchasing separate tools.Organizations with existing Windows Server or GNU/Linux infrastructure that prefer on-premise deployment over cloud-hosted SaaS alternatives.IT teams that use Tempworks payroll or HRIS and require automatic employee-to-agent provisioning without manual directory synchronization.Small businesses wanting to evaluate full platform functionality before committing to a perpetual license purchase through the free evaluation version.IT departments with non-standard request routing rules or asset classification schemes that require configurable custom fields without developer involvement.

Where it struggles

Cloud-first organizations that have adopted or are planning cloud infrastructure strategies, as Web+Center requires on-premise server deployment.Growing IT teams expecting predictable seat-based pricing, since perpetual license expansion costs are cited as very high by reviewers.Organizations with modern SSO infrastructure (Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace) where integrating a new user directory is described as difficult.Teams requiring API-first automation or integration with modern CI/CD pipelines, given limited API documentation and automation capabilities.Enterprises with large agent counts (50+) or multi-location IT operations that need scalable, distributed helpdesk capabilities.

What gets migrated

Web+Center object support

Object-by-object support for Web+Center migrations. Per-pair details surface during scoping.

Incidents (Tickets)

Fully supported

Incidents are the primary ticket object in Web+Center, storing status, priority, category, and assignment. We extract all standard fields plus any custom Incident fields. Conversation threads and internal notes are preserved as sequential message records.

Customers

Fully supported

Customer records hold contact information and portal preferences. We map these 1:1 to Contacts or equivalent customer-contact objects in the destination, preserving email addresses, phone numbers, and portal login status.

Companies

Fully supported

Companies are account-level records that can be associated to multiple Customers and multiple Incidents. We preserve the Company-to-Customer linkage and optionally merge or split Companies if the destination enforces different account structures.

Assets

Mapping required

Assets track hardware and software inventory with custom fields for serial numbers, purchase dates, and assignment. Custom asset fields vary significantly between Web+Center deployments, so we require explicit field-level mapping for each migration scope.

Knowledge Base Articles

Mapping required

KB articles in Web+Center use a proprietary content format. We extract the text content and any attachments, then convert them to the destination's article schema; HTML formatting may require post-migration cleanup.

Custom Incident Fields

Mapping required

Web+Center allows administrators to add custom fields to Incidents. These are stored as additional columns or lookup tables. We extract all custom fields and create equivalent custom properties in the destination platform, flagging any with picklist dependencies that need reconfiguration.

SLA Timers

Not in this platform

SLA response and resolution timers are calculated by Web+Center based on priority and business hours configuration. We do not replicate SLA timer state directly; instead we recalculate SLA deadlines on the destination platform after migration based on the ticket creation timestamp and the destination's SLA rules.

Ticket Attachments

Mapping required

File attachments are stored on the file system referenced by Web+Center's database. We extract the files and re-upload them to the destination platform's attachment storage, preserving filename and MIME type. Attachments over 50 MB may require chunked transfer handling.

Users and Agents

Mapping required

Web+Center maintains its own user directory for agents and administrators. We export user records and map them to destination agents, but password hashes cannot be migrated due to security constraints — agents will need to reset credentials at the destination.

Categories and Priorities

Mapping required

Categories, subcategories, and priority levels are stored as lookup tables. We extract the full set of active and inactive values and map them to the destination's comparable taxonomy, flagging any values with no natural match for manual resolution.

Gotchas

What to watch for in Web+Center migrations

Issues we've hit on past Web+Center migrations, tagged by severity. FlitStack AI handles every one — surfacing them up front because buyer engineering teams want to know.

High

On-premise deployment means database access is migration-critical

Medium

Custom Incident fields vary per deployment and require explicit mapping

Medium

Attachment files are stored on the filesystem, not in the database

Low

SLA timer state cannot be ported directly to most destination platforms

How a Web+Center migration works

Four steps, Web+Center-specific

Connect

Not publicly documented — Web+Center does not publish a formal public REST API into Web+Center. Scopes limited to read-only on the data we move.

Map

We translate Web+Center-specific structures (custom fields, objects, value lists) to the destination's model.

Sample

Test with a 50–200 record subset to validate Web+Center quirks before production.

Migrate

Full migration with Web+Center rate-limit handling. Rollback available throughout.

FAQ

Web+Center migration FAQ

Answers to the questions buyers ask most during Web+Center migration scoping. Not seeing yours? Book a call.

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