Huly vs Scratch

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.

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Scratch

MIT

Scratch is a minimalist, offline-first markdown note-taking app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Plain text files, keyboard-driven, with no cloud lock-in or account required.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Huly	Scratch
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	28,043	1,611
Forks	2,187	160
Open Issues	727	86
Last Commit	Nov 2, 2026	Jul 28, 2026
First Released	Aug 2, 2021	Jan 31, 2026
Categories	Project Management Team Chat & Messaging Tools Wiki Software Customer Relationship Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	—	#markdown #note taking #offline #cross-platform #desktop-app

GitHub stars over time

Huly

Scratch1,611

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