Our verdict
AppFlowy and Huly are both work-management tools for restaurants. On our independent rubric, AppFlowy scores 4.2/5 versus 4.2/5 for Huly. Choose AppFlowy if you're Teams wanting a self-hosted Notion alternative for docs + project tracking or Privacy-first organizations keeping knowledge and tasks on their own servers; choose Huly if you're Teams that want issues, docs, chat, and video in one self-hosted app or Engineering teams wanting two-way GitHub Issues/Projects sync.
Side-by-side comparison
| Metric | AppFlowy | Huly |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 4.2/5 | 4.2/5 |
| G2 rating | — | — |
| Capterra rating | — | — |
| Starting price | Free (self-hosted, AGPL-3.0) | Free (self-hosted, EPL-2.0) |
| Free tier | ||
| Free trial | ||
| Integrations | 3 · Local AI models (Ollama-compatible), Import from Notion, REST API (AppFlowy Cloud)… | 4 · GitHub (two-way Issues/Projects sync), Telegram, REST API… |
| Best for | Teams wanting a self-hosted Notion alternative for docs + project tracking, Privacy-first organizations keeping knowledge and tasks on their own servers, Users who want native cross-platform apps (desktop and mobile) | Teams that want issues, docs, chat, and video in one self-hosted app, Engineering teams wanting two-way GitHub Issues/Projects sync, Startups consolidating Linear + Slack + Notion into one platform |
| Category | work-management | work-management |
| Founded | 2021 | 2020 |
| HQ | Singapore | — |
A teal check marks the stronger option on each measurable row. Ratings are sourced from G2/Capterra with attribution on each listing.
AppFlowy
- Leading open-source Notion alternative with strong momentum (~72k stars)
- Self-hostable with offline-first local data control
- Native cross-platform apps via Flutter/Rust
- Built-in AI with local-model (privacy) options
- Workspace/docs-first; not a dedicated agile issue tracker
- No classic Gantt or cost/budget management
- Self-hosted stack (AppFlowy Cloud) still maturing for large teams
Huly
- Replaces several tools (Linear/Jira + Slack + Notion) in one platform
- Two-way GitHub sync for engineering workflows
- Permissive EPL-2.0 license with a dedicated self-host repo
- Very active development with daily commits
- Young project with a rapidly changing surface
- Broad scope makes self-hosting operationally heavier
- Some modules less mature than dedicated point tools
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