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Huly

Open-source all-in-one project management platform combining issues, docs, and chat.

Open sourceSelf-hostFree / self-hostEPL-2.026.4k★

Project Management

Last commit 2026-07-01

Huly is the most ambitious tool in the self-hosted project management category: instead of just tracking issues, it bundles project management, a Notion-style docs workspace, and team chat with built-in audio/video huddles into one platform, all deployable as a single Docker Compose stack. The pitch is explicit — replace Linear, Notion, and Slack with one self-hosted product instead of stitching three SaaS subscriptions together.

The feature set backs up the pitch. Boards support kanban, Gantt-style planning, and milestone tracking; docs are real-time collaborative; and huddles let a team jump into voice or video without leaving the app. Import tooling covers Jira, Linear, Trello, GitHub Issues, and Asana, which lowers the switching cost meaningfully. The whole platform is open source under the Eclipse Public License 2.0 (EPL-2.0), a weak-copyleft license that's friendlier to internal/commercial use than AGPL, and self-hosting carries no feature gate — you get the full product.

Two facts matter for anyone evaluating Huly today. First, Huly Inc. discontinued its own hosted cloud service in 2026 due to funding, so self-hosting is now the only supported way to run it — not a downgrade path, but worth knowing before you plan around a managed option. Second, Huly is younger than incumbents like Redmine or OpenProject, so its long-term maintenance track record is shorter, even though its GitHub activity (26k+ stars, active weekly commits) is strong today. For a small team willing to self-host and comfortable with EPL-2.0, Huly consolidates more tools into one deployment than any other option on this list.

Key features of Huly

  • Issue tracking, docs, and team chat in one platform
  • Kanban, Gantt, and sprint (milestone) planning views
  • Built-in huddles (audio/video) without a separate tool
  • One Docker Compose stack for self-hosting the whole suite
  • Import from Jira, Linear, Trello, GitHub, and Asana

Pros

  • Genuinely replaces several tools at once (PM + docs + chat) in a single self-hosted stack
  • Fast, modern UI comparable to Linear/Notion
  • Fully open source under EPL-2.0 with no feature gate on self-hosting

Cons

  • Huly Inc discontinued its own hosted cloud service in 2026 — self-hosting is now the only supported path
  • Younger project than OpenProject or Redmine, so long-term stability is less proven
  • All-in-one scope means the self-hosted stack needs more resources (2+ vCPU, 8GB RAM recommended) than a single-purpose tracker

Huly pricing

Free / self-host · free · EPL-2.0

Small teams that want project management, docs, and chat unified in one self-hosted platform.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Huly open source?

Yes. Huly is open source (EPL-2.0), so you can read the code, self-host it, and avoid vendor lock-in.

How much does Huly cost?

Huly starts at Free / self-host on a free model. Self-hosting can reduce that to infrastructure cost only.

Can I self-host Huly?

Yes — Huly supports self-hosting, giving you full data ownership.