The Huly Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Huly in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Huly
The Insider’s Guide
Open-source project management with chat, docs and video calls
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among project management tools, read from Huly’s own pages.
Made by Huly Labs · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Huly’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Huly’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.2
GPA, above 73 of the 79 other project management tools we grade
Huly is an open-source platform that combines project management and issue tracking with chat, documents, a team planner and a virtual office for audio and video calls. It syncs both ways with GitHub and can be self-hosted. Cloud plans are priced by storage and call traffic rather than per user, and the free plan includes unlimited users.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Huly, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for issues, chat, docs and calls in one tool
Huly rolls issue tracking, chat, documents, a team planner and video calls into one open-source tool, with flat prices from $19.99 a month for unlimited users.
- 2
Paid plans start at $19.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $19.99 / month flat, unlimited users.
- 3
There is a free plan
Common plan: unlimited users and Huly objects, with 10GB of storage per workspace and 10GB of video and audio traffic.
- 4
It runs on 4 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows and Linux.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 3.2 GPA, above 73 of 79
That is against the other project management tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Huly you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Huly at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $19.99 / month flat, unlimited users
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux
- Made by
- Huly Labs
- Category
- Project Management
- Our grade
- 3.2 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for issues, chat, docs and calls in one tool
Huly rolls issue tracking, chat, documents, a team planner and video calls into one open-source tool, with flat prices from $19.99 a month for unlimited users. But there's no native mobile app, no Gantt or timeline and no time logging, AI is marked TBD with compute charges coming, cloud plans are metered by storage and call traffic, and self-hosters lean on community support.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Rare 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 | A | The 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 | B | Issues 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 | C | No 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 | B | Web, 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Huly is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$19.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Huly has a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99 / month flat, unlimited users.
The only real ceiling is that traffic figure.
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.
Custom
Custom
Specific features, extra storage or enhanced support, priced by quote.
The free plan
Common plan: unlimited users and Huly objects, with 10GB of storage per workspace and 10GB of video and audio traffic.
Read from huly.io on Oct 6, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows and Linux
Open-source project management with chat, docs and video calls. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, time blocking, issue tracking, documents, team chat, video calls.
Wide, then, but there's no Gantt or timeline and no time logging, and AI is marked TBD on every plan.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
What it works with
- GitHub
- Google Calendar
- Gmail
- Telegram
Who makes Huly
Huly is an open-source team platform published by Huly Labs, the name used on huly.io by Hardcore Engineering, Inc, the company named in the terms of service. The code is free to self-host and the company charges for cloud storage, call traffic and compute on its hosted plans.
- Founders and leaders
- Andrey Platov, CEOhuly.io
- Hiring
- One listing, an open-ended engineering and design role it calls an Open Orbital, for a distributed team.hulylabs.com
- Lately
- Huly Platform v0.7.426 · Jul 5, 2026
- Huly Platform v0.7.423 · May 10, 2026
- Huly Platform v0.7.413 · Apr 14, 2026
- Huly Platform v0.7.411 · Apr 12, 2026
Read on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports. What is not stated there is left out.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
73/79
Other project management tools it is graded above
Huly's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 73 of the 79 other project management tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 71 of 79) and worst on ease of use (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $19.99 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 66 of the 74 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 27 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 80 project management tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Huly’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 68 of 79
- AFree plan and trialAbove 71 of 79
- BFeaturesAbove 27 of 79
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 79
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 79
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 78 project management tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Huly is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Huly you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 73 of the 79 other project management tools we grade. It costs $239.88 a year. Huly is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Issue tracking, documents and time blocking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
- Video calls.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Huly’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Linear, Jira, Plane, ClickUp and OpenProject
The 5 tools Huly is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Linear
Free plan · from $10/mo
Issue tracking and product planning for software teams.
- Only Huly lists a Linux app.
- Only Linear lists iOS and Android apps.
- Huly is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 3.2GPA
Jira
Free plan · from $9.70/mo
Issue and project tracking for software and business teams.
- 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.
- 2.8GPA
Plane
Free plan · from $6/mo
Open-source project management with cycles, wiki and AI agents.
- Only Huly lists a Windows app.
- Only Plane lists iOS and Android apps.
- Huly also covers time blocking, documents, team chat and video calls.
- 3.0GPA
ClickUp
Free plan · from $7/mo
Work platform combining tasks, docs, chat and dashboards.
- Only ClickUp lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only ClickUp lists a browser extension.
- Huly is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
OpenProject
Free plan · from $7.25/mo
Open-source project management for classic and agile teams.
- Only Huly lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only OpenProject lists iOS and Android apps.
- Huly also covers time blocking, documents, team chat and video calls.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Huly free?
Huly has a free plan. Common plan: unlimited users and Huly objects, with 10GB of storage per workspace and 10GB of video and audio traffic.
How much does Huly cost?
Huly lists 5 plans. Common: $0.
What platforms does Huly work on?
Huly is available on Web, macOS, Windows and Linux.
Does Huly have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Huly is listed for Web, macOS, Windows and Linux.
Does Huly have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Huly is listed for Web, macOS, Windows and Linux.
Is Huly open source?
Yes. Huly is open source, according to its own site.
What does Huly integrate with?
Huly's listing names GitHub, Google Calendar, Gmail and Telegram. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Huly?
Huly is made by Huly Labs.
What are the alternatives to Huly?
The closest alternatives to Huly in our directory are Linear, Jira, Plane, ClickUp and OpenProject.
How does Huly compare with other project management tools?
Huly's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 73 of the 79 other project management tools we grade, and level with 5.
Is Huly good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Huly A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $19.99 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 66 of the 74 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Huly?
To replace Huly you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Huly’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Huly's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-22.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Huly Labs. Prices change, so check huly.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Huly, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/huly
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Huly’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Huly is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Huly Labs. Prices and plans change: check huly.io before you buy.