Huly vs WeKan
| Tagline | All-in-one project management, tracker, and team collaboration - a Linear/Jira alternative | Open-source kanban board, the long-standing Trello alternative |
| Category | Project Management & Kanban | Project Management & Kanban |
| Replaces | Linear, Jira, Slack | Trello, Asana |
| GitHub stars | 27k | 21k |
| Language | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| License | EPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 4/5 Involved | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual | One-Click Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 2 days ago | 2 days ago |
| 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
WeKan
- UI is dated compared to Trello's polish
- Meteor/MongoDB stack can be memory-heavy and occasionally slow on large boards
- No official managed cloud hosting
- Power-up/integration ecosystem is minimal versus Trello
Bottom line
Choose WeKan if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Huly for the larger community and ecosystem. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
Huly
All-in-one project management, tracker, and team collaboration - a Linear/Jira alternative