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Huly vs Storyden
Short answer: Pick Huly if you want all-in-one team productivity suite; pick Storyden if you want self-hosted community forums with structured knowledge. Both are free and open source.
HulyAll-in-One Alternative to Linear/Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion and more
StorydenStoryden is a modern forum, wiki and community hub. Like the internet forums of the past, but with a fresh coat of paint and modern security, deployment and intelligence features.Which to pick
Pick Huly if you want…
- All-in-one team productivity suite
- All-in-one work management
- Integrations with GitHub (on Huly's list, not Storyden's)
Pick Storyden if you want…
- Self-hosted community forums with structured knowledge
- Integrations with SQLite, PostgreSQL or Filesystem (on Storyden's list, not Huly's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Huly:Huly is an open-source all-in-one platform for team planning, project management, chat, documents and virtual office spaces.
- Storyden:Storyden is an open-source forum, wiki and community hub you can self-host with modern security and data ownership.
- Best for
- Huly:All-in-one team productivity suite
- Storyden:Self-hosted community forums with structured knowledge
- Who it’s for
- Huly:Product and engineering teams looking for a unified collaboration workspace
- Storyden:Teams and groups needing a self-hosted discussion, knowledge-base and social-bookmarking platform.
- Pricing
- Huly:Open source
- Storyden:Open source
- Starting price
- Huly:Free
- Storyden:Free
- Free plan or trial
- Huly:Free to use
- Storyden:Free to use
- Open source
- Huly:Yes, 27,787 GitHub stars
- Storyden:Yes, 340 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Huly:GitHub
- Storyden:SQLite, PostgreSQL, Filesystem, S3, OpenAPI, Docker
Huly features
- Team Planner. Centralized calendar view of all tasks across projects with time-blocking support.
- Virtual Office. Customizable audio/video meeting rooms with real-time collaboration.
- Bidirectional GitHub Sync. Two-way synchronization of GitHub Issues, Projects and milestones.
- Real-time Docs. Rich-text collaborative editing with version history and inline mentions.
- Chat & Inbox. Instant messaging, group chats and notification inbox for updates.
- Keyboard Shortcuts. Quick access to common actions to speed up workflow.
Storyden features
- Self-hosted deployment. Run Storyden via Docker on any OS with SQLite, PostgreSQL, filesystem or S3 storage.
- OpenAPI spec. Full API surface documented with OpenAPI for custom integrations.
- Containerised & headless. Runs in a container and can be used without a UI via its API.
- Intelligent library. Organises pages and content automatically, turning community posts into a searchable library.
- Modern security. State-of-the-art security features built into the platform.
- Cross-platform support. Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Huly vs Storyden FAQ
What is the difference between Huly and Storyden?+
Huly combines project management and chat, whereas Storyden is a pure community/wiki solution.
Should I use Huly or Storyden?+
Pick Huly if you want all-in-one team productivity suite, all-in-one work management or integrations with GitHub (on Huly's list, not Storyden's). Pick Storyden if you want self-hosted community forums with structured knowledge or integrations with SQLite, PostgreSQL or Filesystem (on Storyden's list, not Huly's).
Is Huly or Storyden free?+
Yes, both are free and open source.
Is Huly or Storyden open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Huly (hcengineering/platform on GitHub, EPL-2.0 license) and Storyden (Southclaws/storyden on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license).
Do Huly and Storyden integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Huly lists GitHub; Storyden lists SQLite, PostgreSQL, Filesystem, S3 and 2 more.
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