Huly vs Redmine
| Tagline | All-in-one project management, tracker, and team collaboration - a Linear/Jira alternative | Veteran open-source project management and issue tracking with Gantt and wiki |
| Category | Project Management & Kanban | Project Management & Kanban |
| Replaces | Linear, Jira, Slack | Jira, Basecamp |
| GitHub stars | 28k | 6k |
| Language | TypeScript | Ruby |
| License | EPL-2.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 4/5 Involved | 4/5 Involved |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 19 days ago | yesterday |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Huly
- Self-hosting the full multi-service architecture (MongoDB, MinIO, Elastic, transactors) is complex
- Documentation for self-hosting is sparse relative to its breadth
- Breadth over depth: individual modules are less mature than dedicated tools like Linear or Slack
- Self-hosted edition trails the managed cloud on some features
Redmine
- Dated UI compared to modern tools like Linear or Jira
- Many capabilities require third-party plugins of varying quality
- Manual setup (Ruby, database, web server) is non-trivial
- No official mobile apps or managed hosting
Bottom line
Both are a similar lift to self-host; choose Huly for the larger community and ecosystem. Redmine has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.