Huly vs TriliumNext Notes

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.

AGPL-3.0

Hierarchical personal knowledge base with powerful note-taking, rich text editing, and scripting capabilities.

	Huly	TriliumNext Notes
License	AGPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	27,731	37,912
Forks	2,159	2,547
Open Issues	854	665
Last Commit	Sep 17, 2026	Sep 20, 2026
First Released	Aug 2, 2021	May 23, 2017
Categories	Project Management Team Chat & Messaging Tools Wiki Software Customer Relationship Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	—	#note taking #knowledge-management #markdown

Huly27,731

TriliumNext Notes

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.

Lightweight self-hosted app for managing personal file-based notes and checklists.

Open-source project management platform — an alternative to Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp.

Open-source design and prototyping tool for cross-domain teams — a self-hostable alternative to Figma.

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