Huly vs kuku

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

Huly

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.

MIT

Open-source local-first Markdown workspace for macOS with wiki, AI editing, and encrypted sync.

	Huly	kuku
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	28,043	233
Forks	2,187	41
Open Issues	727	2
Last Commit	Nov 2, 2026	Oct 18, 2026
First Released	Aug 2, 2021	Jan 28, 2026
Categories	Project Management Team Chat & Messaging Tools Wiki Software Customer Relationship Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools Wiki Software
Tags	—	#markdown #note taking #wiki #local-first #ai

Huly28,043

kuku

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.