Huly vs Penpot

Comparing two open source alternatives to Figma. 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.

MPL-2.0

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

	Huly	Penpot
License	AGPL-3.0	MPL-2.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	28,043	62,044
Forks	2,187	4,369
Open Issues	727	951
Last Commit	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 3, 2026
First Released	Aug 2, 2021	Dec 29, 2015
Categories	Project Management Team Chat & Messaging Tools Wiki Software Customer Relationship Management Tools	UI & UX Design Tools
Tags	—	#collaboration #self hosted #open-source #vector-graphics #realtime

Huly28,043

Penpot

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.

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

A self-hosted chat application for teams and communities with video calls, voice calls, and screen sharing.