Huly vs Pad

Comparing two open source alternatives to Notion and Jira. 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.

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Pad

Apache-2.0

Local-first project management for developers and AI agents, with a CLI, web UI, SQLite backend, and native skills for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and more.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Huly	Pad
License	AGPL-3.0	Apache-2.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	27,779	182
Forks	2,172	24
Open Issues	844	6
Last Commit	Sep 26, 2026	Sep 27, 2026
First Released	Aug 2, 2021	Mar 26, 2026
Categories	Project Management Team Chat & Messaging Tools Wiki Software Customer Relationship Management Tools	Project Management
Tags	—	#local-first #cli #ai-agents #agent-tools #mcp-server

GitHub stars over time

Huly

Pad182

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