Hygger vs Zenhub (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Zenhub grades higher than Hygger: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hygger grades higher on features. Zenhub grades higher on value for money, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hygger
Kanban, Scrum and prioritization boards for product and project teams
Zenhub
Agile project management built on top of GitHub issues
Which one is for you
Pick Hygger if
- Fits if you want Kanban and Scrum boards with feature scoring
- Works for small teams that stay under 50 tasks
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 50 tasks and 100 MB are the limits
- Pricey if you need SSO, a branded workspace or unlimited API: Enterprise is $14 a user yearly
- Watch out: the FAQ says no refunds on cancellation or plan downgrades
- Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app, as only a web app is described
Pick Zenhub if
- Fits if your team already plans its work on GitHub issues
- Works for teams of up to 50 on Teams, with 50 repositories and 5,000 issues
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your work isn't on GitHub, because the boards are made of GitHub issues
- Tight if you're staying free, with 1 workspace, 2 repositories and 250 issues
- Pricey if you pass 50 users or 5,000 issues, or need automations, advanced reports or Figma, Loom and Miro, all Enterprise at a custom price
- Not for you if you want a phone app, as no native mobile app is listed, and the extension is Chrome and Firefox only
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAHyggerFair | 2.4GPAZenhubFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStandard is $7 a user a month yearly, inside the $6 to $12.50 band for most tools. | BTeams is $4.99 a user a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter for project tools here, covering 50 users, 50 repositories and 5,000 issues with AI labels and sprint reviews. Pay monthly and it's $7.50, and past those limits it's Enterprise at a custom price. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree plan with unlimited users and boards, but only 50 tasks and 100 MB of storage, which you will hit. | CFree for up to 50 people, but the caps land fast: 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues, and a working team gets through 250 issues in no time. New accounts start with a 14-day Teams trial. |
| Features | CKanban, Scrum, prioritisation, roadmaps and time logs. No Gantt or resource planning is on the listing. | DIt needs another product to do anything: boards are made of GitHub issues, and setting up means linking a GitHub organization. On top of that it adds multi-repository boards, sprint planning, estimates, planning poker, roadmaps and velocity reports. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and boards and workflows have to be set up. | BNo store rating on record, but there's genuinely little to set up: it's a tool inside an account you already have, syncing the issues, pull requests and permissions that are already there, and the extension draws the boards inside GitHub's own pages. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations shown in the page text. | BWeb with an extension for Chrome and Firefox, connected to GitHub and Slack, with a public API. No native mobile app is listed, though the FAQ says the web app works in a phone browser. Figma, Loom and Miro are Enterprise only. |
| Best for | Kanban, Scrum and prioritisation boards | teams that plan their work on GitHub issues |
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: Hygger and Zenhub. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hygger starts at $7 a month for each person and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zenhub starts at $4.99 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Zenhub scores higher and starts $2.01 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 32 score higher than Hygger for less, and 10 score higher than Zenhub 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
- Zenhub is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Hygger also covers tasks, Gantt & timelines and time tracking.
- Zenhub also covers issue tracking, workflow automation and reports.
At a glance
| Hygger | Zenhub | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7 per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) | $4.99 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | Unlimited users, unlimited projects and boards, 100 MB of storage and up to 50 tasks. | Up to 50 users, 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues, with sprints, planning poker, roadmaps and basic sprint reports. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day Teams trial with every new account; 60-day Enterprise trial through sales |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Hygger LLC | Zenhub |
| Price read from | hygger.io | zenhub.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hygger
- The free plan stops at 50 tasks and 100 MB of storage.
- SAML SSO, Google Apps SSO, a branded workspace and unlimited API access need Enterprise at $14 per user / month billed annually.
- The FAQ says there are no refunds on cancellation or plan downgrades.
- The pages read describe a web app and mention no desktop apps; the Integrations page lists no apps in the text read.
Zenhub
- Zenhub works on top of GitHub: setting up means linking a GitHub organization, and boards are made of GitHub issues.
- The Free plan is limited to 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues.
- Teams stops at 50 users, 50 repositories and 5,000 issues; workspace automations, advanced reporting and Figma, Loom and Miro integrations are Enterprise only.
- No native mobile app is listed: the FAQ says the web app also works in mobile browsers, and the extension supports Chrome and Firefox.
Key features
Hygger
- Kanban boards
- Boards support swimlanes, WIP limits per column and sub-columns that split a stage into In Progress and Done.
- Scrum sprints
- Sprints use story point or hour estimates, with burndown charts, velocity and sprint release reports.
- Value and effort prioritization
- Ideas, features, tasks or projects can be scored on value against effort, sorted on an Eisenhower matrix, or ranked with custom scoring frameworks.
- Roadmaps and timeline
- Plans can be shown as roadmaps to share with team members and stakeholders, alongside a timeline view and a task list.
- Time logs
- Customer quotes on the homepage mention time logs and time tracking; the pricing page does not say which plan includes them.
Zenhub
- Boards built on GitHub issues
- Zenhub syncs issues, pull requests and permissions from a connected GitHub organization and arranges them on Kanban boards that can span several repositories.
- Extension for Chrome and Firefox
- The browser extension places Zenhub's boards, planning poker and automations inside GitHub's interface. The same workspace is also available as a separate web app.
- Sprints, estimates and planning poker
- Automated sprint planning, story estimates and planning poker are included on every plan, the free one included.
- Roadmaps and work hierarchy
- Real-time roadmaps sit on every plan, and work can be nested as objectives, projects, epics, tasks and sub-tasks that stay in step with GitHub.
- Agile reports
- Basic sprint reports, a velocity report and sprint insights come with every plan. Advanced reporting and GitHub insights are reserved for Enterprise.
- Zenhub AI
- Teams adds AI suggested labels and AI sprint reviews. AI-written acceptance criteria are listed for Enterprise only.
Plans
Hygger
Free$0
Unlimited users, projects and boards with 100 MB of storage. The page says free plans are limited to 50 tasks.
Standard$7
per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
Unlimited storage, integrations and tasks. Only active users who confirmed their email are billed.
Enterprise$14
per user / month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)
Everything in Standard plus multiple projects per board, a branded workspace, SAML and Google Apps SSO, unlimited API access and premium support.
Zenhub
Free$0
Up to 50 users, 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues, with the GitHub extension, sprints, planning poker, roadmaps and velocity reports.
Teams$4.99
per user / month, billed yearly ($7.50 billed monthly)
Up to 10 workspaces, 50 users, 50 repositories and 5,000 issues, adding AI suggested labels, AI sprint reviews and private workspaces.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited users, repositories and issues, up to 10 GitHub organizations, workspace automations, advanced reporting, priority support and a self-hosted option.
Ways to pay less
Hygger
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
Standard is $7 per user per month billed annually against $9 monthly, and Enterprise is $14 against $18; the page describes this as 2 months free.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit discount on request
The FAQ says nonprofit organizations get a discount and should contact support; no figure is given.
Zenhub
- Annual discount
33% off with annual payment
Teams is $4.99 per user / month billed yearly against $7.50 billed monthly. Zenhub's FAQ describes this as 4 months free, or 33% off.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hygger or Zenhub?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Zenhub is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month for each person, against $7 a month for each person for Hygger. Hygger starts at $7 per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly), and Zenhub starts at $4.99 per user / month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Hygger or Zenhub?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Hygger and Zenhub have a free plan.
Which platforms do Hygger and Zenhub run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Zenhub lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. 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.