Huly vs Jira
We give Huly a 3.6 GPA and Jira a 3.8, out of 4.0. Huly grades higher on value for money. Jira grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Huly
Open-source project management with chat, docs and video calls
Jira
Issue and project tracking for software and business teams
How we grade them
| 3.6GPAHulyExcellent | 3.8GPAJiraExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ARare is a flat $19.99 a month with unlimited users, where most tools here charge about $8 for each person. You're paying for 100GB of storage and 100GB of call traffic, not for seats. Epic is $99.99 and Legendary $399.99 for more of both. | BStandard is $9.05 a user a month on monthly billing, about typical for project tools, and it rises to $9.70 on October 13, 2026. Annual billing is about 17% less, but it's sold in fixed tiers like 10, 15 or 25 users, not seat by seat. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe Common plan is free with unlimited users and Huly objects, 10GB of storage per workspace and 10GB of video and audio traffic. A team could stay here for good. You can also host it on your own server. | AFree for up to 10 users, with 2 GB of file storage and community support. A small team could stay here for good. Automation is the thin part, at 150 steps for the whole subscription. |
| Features | AIssues in projects with components, milestones, labels and templates, plus two-way GitHub sync. Then a shared team planner with time blocks, chat, documents you edit together, and an office with meeting rooms for audio and video calls. AI is marked TBD on every plan. | ABoards, lists, a timeline and a calendar, workflows each team shapes itself, bug tracking tied to Bitbucket and GitHub, rule-based automation and Rovo AI. The Marketplace lists more than 3,000 integrations. Advanced planning needs Premium. |
| Ease of use | BThere's no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. The cloud version is hosted for you. Hosting it yourself is another matter, with support that's largely community-based. | A4.7 from about 40,600 App Store ratings, which earns the A. Someone does have to decide your team's statuses and steps, mind, because the workflows are yours to define. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Mac, Windows and Linux, but no native mobile app yet. The docs point you to the mobile browser and a Telegram bot for notifications. It syncs both ways with GitHub and connects to Google Calendar and Gmail. | AWeb, iPhone and Android. It connects to Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins and Slack, and to AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude and Cursor. There's an API too, and the Marketplace for everything else. |
| Best for | issues, chat, docs and calls in one tool | software teams tracking bugs and releases |
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: Huly and Jira. How we grade
Where they differ
- Huly starts at $19.99 / month flat, unlimited users. Jira starts at $9.05 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users).
- Only Huly lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only Jira lists iOS and Android apps.
- Huly is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Huly also covers time blocking, documents, team chat and video calls.
- Jira also covers tasks, kanban boards, Gantt & timelines and workflow automation.
At a glance
| Huly | Jira | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $19.99 / month flat, unlimited users | $9.05 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users) |
| Free plan | Common plan: unlimited users and Huly objects, with 10GB of storage per workspace and 10GB of video and audio traffic. | Free plan for up to 10 users: 2 GB of file storage, 150 automation steps per subscription and community support. |
| Free trial | None listed | From the Free plan, Standard can be tried free for 14 days and Premium for 30 days. |
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| Made by | Huly Labs | Atlassian |
| Price read from | huly.io | atlassian.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Huly
- Teams that want issues, chat, docs and calls in one open-source tool
- Developers who want a planning front end over GitHub Issues
- Organizations that prefer to host project data on their own server
- Large teams, since every cloud plan includes unlimited users
Jira
- Software teams tracking bugs and development work
- Teams of up to 10 that can stay on the Free plan
- Organizations that already use other Atlassian tools
- Nonprofits and open source projects that qualify for free licenses
Worth knowing
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.
Jira
- New list prices take effect October 13, 2026: Standard rises to $9.70 and Premium to $19.60 per user / month on monthly billing.
- The Free plan stops at 10 users and 2 GB of file storage.
- Annual billing is sold in fixed user tiers such as 10, 15, 25, 50 and 100 users rather than per individual seat.
- Sandbox, release tracks, advanced planning and an uptime SLA are only on Premium and Enterprise.
Key features
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.
Jira
- Boards, lists, timeline and calendar
- Projects are broken down into work items that can be tracked on boards, in lists, on a timeline or on a calendar.
- Customizable workflows
- Each team can define its own workflow of statuses and steps and connect it to the other tools in its stack.
- Bug and issue tracking
- Teams log bugs as work items and follow them through to resolution, with connections to code hosts such as Bitbucket and GitHub.
- Automation
- Rule-based automation is metered in steps: 150 per subscription on Free, 400 per user a month on Standard and 750 on Premium.
- Plans and goals
- Plans connect work across several teams, and goals tie work items to wider priorities. Advanced planning is part of Premium and Enterprise.
- Rovo AI and Marketplace apps
- Rovo AI helps with reporting, automations and routine project work. The Atlassian Marketplace lists more than 3,000 integrations.
Plans
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.
Jira
Free$0
Up to 10 users, 2 GB of file storage, 150 automation steps per subscription and community support.
Standard$9.05
per user / month, billed monthly (1 to 100 users)
250 GB of file storage, 400 automation steps per user a month and support during local business hours.
Premium$18.30
per user / month, billed monthly (1 to 100 users)
Unlimited storage, advanced planning, sandbox and release tracks, 750 automation steps per user a month and a 99.9% uptime SLA.
Enterprise$166,000
per year for 1,000 users, annual contract only
Up to 150 sites, a 99.95% uptime SLA, Atlassian Guard Standard included and 24/7 Enterprise support.
Ways to pay less
Huly
No public discounts listed.
Jira
- Annual discount
About 17% less on annual billing
Standard is listed at $900 a year for 10 users, against $9.05 per user / month on monthly billing. Annual plans are sold in fixed user tiers.
- Nonprofit
Free Jira for nonprofits with up to 25 users
Atlassian's nonprofit page offers eligible nonprofits 100% off Jira, Confluence and Loom for up to 25 users, and 50-100% off its apps more broadly.
- Education
50% off for academic institutions
Atlassian's licensing page lists academic licenses at 50% off Jira Standard, Premium and Enterprise, and classroom licenses for students and teachers at 75% off Standard and Premium.
- Other savings
Free Standard plan for open source projects
Atlassian's licensing page lists Jira Standard at 100% off for qualifying open source projects.
