Dart vs Huly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Huly grades higher than Dart: 3.2 against 3.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dart grades higher on platforms. Huly grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dart
AI project management with agents that work on tasks
Huly
Open-source project management with chat, docs and video calls
Which one is for you
Pick Dart if
- Fits if you are 4 people or fewer and want AI agents to take tasks
- Works for software teams that already live in GitHub and Slack
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you have more than 4 teammates and want to stay free
- Tight if you need Slack, Discord or GitHub links, as they start at Premium at $8 a teammate
- Pricey if you need SSO, SCIM, public views or analytics, all on Business at $12 a teammate
- Watch out: the pricing page shows yearly prices by default and the monthly figures are not on the page text
Pick Huly if
- Fits if you want issues, chat, docs and calls in one open-source tool
- Works for large teams that would rather pay a flat monthly price than per user
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your team works from phones, as there's no native mobile app, only the browser and a Telegram bot
- Not for you if you want AI features today, because they're marked TBD and will carry compute charges
- Tight if you make lots of video calls on the free plan, which allows 10GB of storage and 10GB of call traffic
- Too light for scheduling, with no Gantt or timeline view and no time logging
- Watch out: self-hosting support is mostly community-based, and the parts that rely on Cloudflare are left out
How we grade them
| 3.0GPADartVery good | 3.2GPAHulyVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPremium is $8 a teammate a month on yearly billing, in the middle of the $6 to $15.95 that project tools charge, and the free plan covers up to 4 teammates. | ARare is a flat $19.99 a month with unlimited users, where this category's middle price is $8 per person per month. Split across a team of ten that's about $2 each, and you're buying storage and call traffic rather than seats. Or host it yourself and pay nothing. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe Personal plan is free for up to 4 teammates with unlimited tasks, docs, storage and AI model use, so a small team can live on it. Past 4 people you pay. | AThe Common plan is free with unlimited users and unlimited Huly objects, 10GB of storage per workspace and 10GB of call traffic, and the code is open source if you'd rather run it yourself. The only real ceiling is that traffic figure. |
| Features | BList, board, roadmap and calendar layouts, subtasks, blockers and dependencies, sprints and time tracking. The listing shows no gap in the core work, though many extras sit on Premium or Business. | BIssues with components, milestones, labels and templates, two-way GitHub sync, a shared team planner with time blocks, chat, documents you edit together and an office with meeting rooms. Wide, then, but there's no Gantt or timeline and no time logging, and AI is marked TBD on every plan. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It has boards, statuses and agents to set up before the work starts. | CNo store rating on record. The cloud version is hosted for you, but it's still a workspace you lay out yourself, project by project, and anyone self-hosting is leaning on community support. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, plus ChatGPT, Claude, Slack, GitHub, Zapier and an MCP server. | BWeb, Mac, Windows and Linux, with no native mobile app yet: the docs send you to the mobile browser and a Telegram bot for notifications. It syncs both ways with GitHub and connects to Google Calendar and Gmail. |
| Best for | AI agents working next to a small team | issues, chat, docs and calls in one tool |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dart and Huly. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dart starts at $8 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Huly starts at $19.99 a month and scores 2.7.
Dart scores higher and starts $11.99 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, none scores higher than Dart for less, and 28 score higher than Huly for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Huly is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Dart also covers natural-language input, kanban boards, time tracking and AI agents.
- Huly also covers time blocking, issue tracking, documents, team chat and video calls.
At a glance
| Dart | Huly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8 per teammate / month, billed yearly | $19.99 / month flat, unlimited users |
| Free plan | Personal plan: up to 4 teammates, unlimited tasks, docs, storage and AI model usage, with AI agents included. | Common plan: unlimited users and Huly objects, with 10GB of storage per workspace and 10GB of video and audio traffic. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Dart | Huly Labs |
| Price read from | dartai.com | huly.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dart
- The Personal plan stops at 4 teammates.
- SAML SSO, SCIM, public views and analytics need Business at $12 per teammate / month.
- Prices are shown with the yearly option selected and a 20% badge; the monthly-billing figures are not in the page text.
- Slack, Discord and GitHub integrations start at Premium.
Huly
- There is no native mobile app yet; the docs point to the mobile browser and a Telegram bot for notifications.
- Cloud plans are metered by storage and call traffic: the free Common plan allows 10GB of each.
- AI is marked TBD on every plan, and the pricing page says compute charges will apply to the upcoming Huly AI features.
- Self-hosting support is largely community-based, and parts of the cloud version that rely on Cloudflare services are left out of the self-hosted packages.
Key features
Dart
- AI agents on tasks
- Agents can be assigned tasks, execute them and report, alongside human teammates.
- Multiple layouts
- List, board, roadmap and calendar layouts with filters, sorting and saved views.
- Task structure
- Subtasks, blockers and dependencies, with task types such as epics, stories, bugs and milestones.
- Sprints and time tracking
- Sprint management and time tracking are listed in the plan comparison.
- Natural-language and keyboard control
- A command center, keyboard shortcuts, voice controls and natural-language property filling.
- MCP server
- A Model Context Protocol server lets other AI tools connect to Dart.
Huly
- Issue tracking and projects
- Work is tracked as issues inside projects, with components, milestones, labels and issue templates, and workspaces can be customized per team.
- Two-way GitHub sync
- Issues sync in both directions with GitHub across multiple repositories, so Huly can serve as a front end for GitHub Issues and GitHub Projects.
- Team planner and time-blocking
- The team planner shows everyone's tasks in one shared calendar, and individuals can turn their daily tasks into scheduled time blocks.
- Virtual office
- Teams set up their own office and meeting rooms with audio and video calls, and guests can be invited into a meeting from the workspace.
- Chat and inbox
- Direct messages and group chats live in the same workspace as the issues, and an inbox collects notifications about changes.
- Collaborative documents
- Documents are edited together in real time with rich text, images, attachments and code blocks, and can mention people, link issues and carry action items.
Plans
Dart
Personal$0
Up to 4 teammates with unlimited tasks, docs and storage, AI agents, AI task execution, and ChatGPT and Claude integrations.
Premium$8
per teammate / month, billed yearly
Unlimited teammates, AI chat and roadmap planning, admin and guest roles, custom statuses and properties, forms, and Slack, Discord and GitHub integrations.
Business$12
per teammate / month, billed yearly
Adds SAML SSO and SCIM, public views, charts and analytics, granular access management, customizable dashboards, a dedicated success manager and priority support.
Huly
Common$0
Unlimited users and Huly objects, 10GB of storage per workspace and 10GB of video and audio traffic.
Rare$19.99
per month, flat rate with unlimited users
100GB of storage and 100GB of video and audio traffic. Aimed at individual creatives, freelancers and micro-agencies.
Epic$99.99
per month, flat rate with unlimited users
1TB of storage and 500GB of video and audio traffic. Aimed at professional creative companies and small businesses.
Legendary$399.99
per month, flat rate with unlimited users
10TB of storage and 2TB of video and audio traffic. Aimed at large organizations with multiple teams.
CustomCustom
Specific features, extra storage or enhanced support, priced by quote.
Ways to pay less
Dart
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page marks the yearly option as 20% below monthly billing.
Huly
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dart or Huly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dart starts at $8 per teammate / month, billed yearly, and Huly starts at $19.99 / month flat, unlimited users. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Dart or Huly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Dart and Huly have a free plan.
Which platforms do Dart and Huly run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Dart lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app and macOS, Windows and Linux apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.