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Last Updated: 08-21-2026 12:54 PM (UTC)

Huly

With 27,000 GitHub stars and 349 releases shipping multiple times per week, Huly replaces four separate SaaS subscriptions — Linear for issue tracking, Notion for documents, Slack for team chat, and Motion for time-blocking — with a single self-hosted platform that charges nothing per seat. The issue tracker provides projects, sprints, roadmaps, custom workflows, and Kanban views with bi-directional GitHub and GitLab synchronization that keeps issues and pull requests in lockstep across both systems. Collaborative documents use CRDT-based real-time editing for wikis, meeting notes, and technical specs with nested page hierarchies and rich embedding. Team messaging delivers channels, direct messages, threaded conversations, reactions, and pinned messages in a Slack-equivalent interface that lives alongside your project context. The time-blocking planner schedules tasks into calendar slots with drag-and-drop, integrating directly with your issue backlog so nothing falls through cracks. A virtual office module provides audio and video rooms for standups and pair programming with external guest access. HR features handle team management, office hours, and PTO tracking. The architecture runs 30+ microservices on CockroachDB for ACID-compliant storage, Elasticsearch for full-text search, MinIO for file attachments, and Redpanda for event streaming. Desktop apps ship for macOS, Windows, and Linux alongside mobile apps for iOS and Android. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. EPL-2.0 licensed.

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Benefits

  • Four Tools Replaced With One Platform
  • Consolidate issue tracking, documents, team chat, and planning into a single workspace with shared context. Eliminate per-seat SaaS fees for Linear, Notion, Slack, and Motion while keeping all project data co-located.
  • Bi-Directional GitHub and GitLab Sync
  • Two-way synchronization keeps issues, pull requests, comments, and reviews in lockstep between Huly and your Git host. Changes in either system propagate automatically without manual duplicate entry.
  • Unlimited Users at Zero Per-Seat Cost
  • Self-hosted deployments support unlimited team members with no per-user licensing. A 50-person engineering team pays only for server infrastructure instead of thousands monthly in SaaS subscriptions.
  • Real-Time Collaboration via CRDTs
  • Documents, wikis, and meeting notes use conflict-free replicated data types for simultaneous multi-user editing. No locking, no merge conflicts, and changes propagate instantly across all connected clients.

Features

  • Issue Tracker and Sprints
  • Projects, milestones, sprints, roadmaps, Kanban boards, custom workflows, and configurable views with sub-issues, relations, time estimates, and priority levels.
  • Collaborative Documents
  • Rich CRDT-powered editor with nested pages, embeds, mentions, templates, and full-text search across all workspace documents via Elasticsearch indexing.
  • Team Chat and Channels
  • Slack-equivalent messaging with channels, direct messages, threaded replies, reactions, file sharing, and pinned messages integrated with issue and document context.
  • Virtual Office and Video
  • Audio and video rooms for standups, pair programming, and meetings with external guest access, screen sharing, and customizable virtual office layouts.
  • Time-Blocking Planner
  • Drag-and-drop calendar integration that schedules backlog issues into time blocks, syncing with external calendars for unified personal and team planning.
  • HR and Time Tracking
  • Team management, department structures, PTO requests, office hours tracking, and employee profiles with role-based access control across the platform.