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NotionAbout Huly
Huly takes a different bet than most alternatives: instead of doing one thing well, it bundles issue tracking, docs, team chat and a virtual office into a single open-source platform — replacing Linear, Notion and Slack-style tools at once.
It's self-hostable under an EPL-2.0 license and under fast, active development. The tradeoff for that breadth is a project still maturing in places, but for teams that want to consolidate tools, Huly is one of the most ambitious open-source options available.
What makes it different
Project tracking, documentation and team messaging all live in a single connected app.
A persistent virtual office view gives distributed teams a sense of shared presence.
Deploy the full platform yourself with Docker rather than relying on Huly's cloud.
The hosted version offers a genuinely usable free plan alongside the self-hosted option.
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DockerThe honest read
- Replaces multiple separate tools at once
- Actively and rapidly developed
- Self-hostable under EPL-2.0
- Modern, polished interface
- Generous free hosted plan too
- Broad scope means some features are less deep than dedicated tools
- Smaller community than single-purpose alternatives
- Self-hosting is resource-heavy (many services)
- Documentation is still catching up to the feature set
Quick answers
Yes — Huly is open source under EPL-2.0 and free to self-host, with a generous free tier on its hosted cloud as well.
Huly combines project management, docs, team chat and a virtual office — aiming to replace Linear, Notion and Slack-style tools in one platform.
Yes, though it's a larger deployment than a single-purpose tool since it bundles several services together.
Yes, especially for teams that want to consolidate several tools into one — though dedicated tools may offer deeper features in any single area.
More open-source picks
Issue tracking and project planning with cycles and modules.
Secure team messaging and collaboration for technical teams.
Open-source, local-first workspace for docs, wikis and projects.
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