AFFiNE vs Huly

Comparing two open source alternatives to Notion. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

AFFiNE

Open-source knowledge base combining note-taking, whiteboard, and project planning in one workspace.

AGPL-3.0

All-in-one open source platform that combines project management, CRM, chat, HR, and wiki as an alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, and Notion.

	AFFiNE	Huly
License	—	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	74,245	28,043
Forks	5,468	2,187
Open Issues	802	727
Last Commit	Nov 5, 2026	Nov 2, 2026
First Released	Jul 31, 2022	Aug 2, 2021
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools Knowledge Management Tools	Project Management Team Chat & Messaging Tools Wiki Software Customer Relationship Management Tools
Tags	#knowledge-management #markdown #collaboration #whiteboard #self hosted	—

AFFiNE74,245

Huly

Open source Notion alternative that brings projects, wikis, and teams together with AI while keeping you in control of your data.

A fast, privacy-first local markdown note-taking app built with Tauri and SvelteKit. Your notes stay as plain .md files on your device.

Self-hosted notes and checklists with markdown files, Kanban task projects, SSO, PGP encryption, and a REST API.

Open-source, AI-native project management platform — a self-hostable alternative to Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp.

Open-source design and prototyping platform with native design tokens, real CSS layouts and self-hosting — a strong Figma alternative.

Self-hostable project management for dev teams: issues, cycles, modules, pages, and analytics. Go + React alternative to Jira and Linear.