What is Huly?
Huly is an open source all-in-one workspace that combines project management, chat, documents and virtual offices in one platform. It is built by Huly Labs and describes itself as a replacement for Linear, Jira, Slack and Notion. The problem it solves is tool sprawl: tasks, conversations, meeting rooms and documentation live in the same workspace, so teams do not copy the same context between four subscriptions.
Key features
- Project management. Teams track issues, projects and milestones alongside the people working on them, without a separate tracker.
- Team planner. A shared calendar shows individual tasks in one view, and time-blocking turns daily work into focused blocks.
- Virtual office. Custom rooms support high-quality audio and video calls, and guests can join without leaving the workspace.
- Chat and inbox. Direct messages, group chats and notifications sit next to the work they refer to, rather than in a separate app.
- Collaborative documents. The editor supports rich text, images, attachments, code blocks, mentions, live collaboration and version history.
- Two-way GitHub sync. Huly can act as a front end for GitHub Issues and Projects, with changes syncing in both directions across repositories.
- Open source core. The platform is open source, and teams can self-host it or use the hosted cloud.
Who is Huly for?
Engineering, product and design teams that want one workspace for planning, communication and documentation. It suits remote and distributed teams that rely on chat and video, startups consolidating several subscriptions, and organisations that need to self-host their collaboration tools for privacy or compliance. It is less suited to teams already standardised on the Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace suites and unwilling to move.
Use cases
- Replacing a separate issue tracker, team chat and wiki with one workspace.
- Running remote standups, planning sessions and onboarding meetings in virtual rooms.
- Planning a sprint in the team calendar and blocking focus time.
- Writing technical documentation next to the issues it describes.
- Managing GitHub issues from a richer project interface.
Pricing
Huly Cloud has a Common plan at $0 per month with unlimited users, unlimited Huly objects, 10 GB of storage and 10 GB of video and audio traffic. Rare costs $19.99 per month with 100 GB of storage and 100 GB of traffic, Epic costs $99.99 per month with 1 TB and 500 GB, and Legendary costs $399.99 per month with 10 TB and 2 TB. The team says cloud users are charged for storage, network and compute resources, and custom plans are available. The open source edition can be self-hosted. See the official Huly pricing page.
Getting started
- Create an account at huly.io or download the desktop app.
- Create a workspace and choose the project or team structure you need.
- Invite teammates and create your first project, document or virtual room.
- Connect GitHub if you want issues and milestones to sync both ways.
Alternatives
- Linear is a product planning and issue tracking tool for software teams.
- Plane is an open source project and issue tracking platform.
- Notion combines documents, databases and project pages in one workspace.
FAQ
Is Huly free?
Yes. Huly Cloud has a free Common plan with unlimited users, 10 GB of storage and 10 GB of video and audio traffic. Paid plans start at $19.99 per month, and the open source edition can be self-hosted.
What is Huly used for?
Huly is used to manage projects, issues, documents and team communication in one workspace. It also provides virtual offices for audio and video meetings.
Does Huly replace Jira and Slack?
Huly is designed as an all-in-one replacement for tools such as Linear, Jira, Slack and Notion, according to the company. Teams can use it for issue tracking, chat, documents and meetings, though larger organisations may still need specialist tools for advanced workflows.
Can I self-host Huly?
Yes. Huly is open source and can be self-hosted. The hosted cloud adds managed storage, network and compute, with paid plans for larger teams.
