Huly vs Kanboard

Comparing two open source alternatives to Jira. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Huly

AGPL-3.0

All-in-one open source platform that combines project management, CRM, chat, HR, and wiki as an alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, and Notion.

MIT

Free, open source Kanban project management software focused on simplicity and visual task tracking.

	Huly	Kanboard
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	27,867	9,900
Forks	2,180	1,997
Open Issues	847	170
Last Commit	Oct 7, 2026	Oct 3, 2026
First Released	Aug 2, 2021	Jan 25, 2014
Categories	Project Management Team Chat & Messaging Tools Wiki Software Customer Relationship Management Tools	Time & Task Management Tools
Tags	—	#kanban #agile #boards #self hosted

Huly27,867

Kanboard

Open source Notion alternative that brings projects, wikis, and teams together with AI while keeping you in control of your data.

A fast, privacy-first local markdown note-taking app built with Tauri and SvelteKit. Your notes stay as plain .md files on your device.

Lightweight self-hosted app for managing personal file-based notes and checklists.

Open-source project management platform — an alternative to Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp.

Open-source design and prototyping tool for cross-domain teams — a self-hostable alternative to Figma.

Self-hostable project management for dev teams: issues, cycles, modules, pages, and analytics. Go + React alternative to Jira and Linear.