Huly vs OpenProject

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

OpenProject

• Organizations that want to self-host an open-source project tool
• Teams combining Gantt-based planning with Scrum or Kanban
• Organizations that need their project data hosted in the EU
• Construction teams working with BIM models, through the paid BIM add-on

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.

OpenProject

• The free Community edition is self-hosted only. The hosted cloud starts at the paid Basic plan with a 5-user minimum.
• Professional requires at least 25 users and Premium at least 100. On-premises Enterprise plans start at 25 users and a one-year term.
• Single sign-on needs Professional or higher, and SCIM provisioning is limited to the Corporate plan.
• The iOS and Android apps are in beta and described by the vendor as companions to the web application.

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.

OpenProject

Work packages and Gantt charts

Work is broken into work packages such as tasks, features, phases and milestones, then scheduled on Gantt charts with relations and automatic or manual scheduling.

Agile boards and Scrum

Kanban, team, version and subproject boards, a product backlog, sprint boards, story points and burndown charts are all part of the free Community edition.

Time tracking, costs and budgets

Time is logged on work packages, unit and labor costs are tracked against budgets, and reports break down spent time and costs.

Meetings, wiki and documents

Meeting agendas and minutes link to work packages, and a wiki, forums and collaboratively edited documents hold project information in one place.

Self-hosting or vendor cloud

The Community edition installs on your own Linux servers from DEB or RPM packages, Docker, Kubernetes or Helm charts. Enterprise cloud is hosted by OpenProject in the EU.

Tiered Enterprise add-ons

Paid plans unlock extra features by tier: the team planner on Basic, single sign-on on Professional, and portfolio and resource management on Premium.

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.

OpenProject

• CommunityFree

  Self-hosted open-source edition with no user minimum: Gantt charts, agile boards, Scrum backlogs, time tracking, wiki and meetings, with community support.

• Basic$7.25

  per user / month, billed yearly ($8.50 monthly, cloud only)

  From 5 users in the cloud or 25 on-premises. Adds the Basic Enterprise add-ons, such as the team planner, baseline comparisons and a custom theme, plus email support.

• Professional$13.50

  per user / month, billed yearly

  Minimum 25 users. Adds single sign-on, OneDrive and SharePoint integration, sharing work packages with external users, the MCP server and phone support.

• Premium$19.50

  per user / month, billed yearly

  Minimum 100 users. Adds portfolio management, resource management, LDAP user and group sync, and remote-hands support.

• CorporateCustom

  Priced on request and recommended from 250 users. Adds SCIM provisioning, XWiki and openDesk integrations, and a dedicated support engineer.

Huly

No public discounts listed.

OpenProject

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing is $1.25 per user cheaper

  Cloud Basic can be billed monthly for an extra $1.25 per user / month, so a one-year subscription costs $7.25 instead of $8.50 per user / month.

• Other savings

  Free months on multi-year subscriptions

  The pricing calculator lists 5 months free on a 2-year subscription, 8 on 3 years, 11 on 4 years and 15 on 5 years.

• Education

  Special rates for educational institutions

  OpenProject states that it offers discounted rates for educational institutions. No percentage is published; eligibility is checked by its sales team.

• Nonprofit

  Special rates for NGOs

  The same pricing page offers discounted rates for NGOs on request, again without a published percentage.