Huly vs Vikunja
| Tagline | All-in-one project management, tracker, and team collaboration - a Linear/Jira alternative | Self-hosted to-do and task management app with list, kanban, table, and Gantt views |
| Category | Project Management & Kanban | Project Management & Kanban |
| Replaces | Linear, Jira, Slack | Asana, Trello |
| GitHub stars | 28k | 5.4k |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| License | EPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 4/5 Involved | 2/5 Easy |
| 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
Vikunja
- More of a task/to-do manager than a full team PM suite; lacks deep agile/sprint tooling
- Limited reporting and dashboards
- Mobile app is community-driven and less polished
- Fewer third-party integrations than Asana
Bottom line
Choose Vikunja if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Huly for the larger community and ecosystem. Vikunja has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.