Project Management · head to head
Huly vs Notion

Huly
Project Management
Open-source all-in-one project management and collaboration platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -

Notion
Technology
All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Huly cloud pricing charges separately for storage and video/audio bandwidth, which can be unpredictable.; Notion free plan limited to 1,000 blocks for 2+ member workspaces, restricting team usage
- They diverge on capability: Huly covers Team Planner, Notion covers Rich text editing with blocks.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Huly and Notion actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Huly
- Team Planner
- Project management
- Virtual Office
- Real-time chat
- Document collaboration
- GitHub sync
Only in Notion
- Rich text editing with blocks
- Customizable databases
- Kanban boards and calendars
- Real-time collaboration
- Template library
- File attachments
- Web clipper
- API access
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Huly
- Replacing multiple SaaS tools with one self-hostable platformnot Notion
- Remote team collaboration with persistent virtual officesnot Notion
- Issue tracking synced with GitHubnot Notion
- Combined docs and project management for small teamsnot Notion
Notion
- Project managementnot Huly
- Knowledge base creationnot Huly
- Note-taking and documentationnot Huly
- Team collaborationnot Huly
- Content planningnot Huly
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Huly
- Cloud pricing charges separately for storage and video/audio bandwidth, which can be unpredictable.
- AI features are listed as 'TBD' rather than fully available.
- Being a broad all-in-one tool, individual modules are less deep than dedicated best-of-breed products.
- Self-hosting requires operational effort compared to fully managed competitors.
Notion
- Free plan limited to 1,000 blocks for 2+ member workspaces, restricting team usage
- Free tier only includes trial AI capabilities; full Notion AI requires paid plan
- Page history limited to 7 days on free plan
- Per-member pricing increases costs for teams compared to flat-rate competitors
- Limited automation capabilities compared to dedicated workflow platforms
Pricing, plan by plan
Huly
Free- CommonFree
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited Huly objects
- 10GB storage
- Rare$19.99/month
- Unlimited users
- 100GB storage
- 100GB video/audio traffic
- Epic$99.99/month
- Unlimited users
- 1TB storage
- 500GB video/audio traffic
- Legendary$399.99/month
- Unlimited users
- 10TB storage
- 2TB video/audio traffic
Notion
Free- FreeFree
- 1000 block limit (2+ members)
- 7-day page history
- 5MB file upload cap
- Plus$10/month
- Unlimited blocks
- 30-day page history
- Unlimited file uploads
- Business$20/month
- All Plus features
- Notion Agent
- AI Meeting Notes
- Enterprise$undefined/custom
- All Business features
- Advanced controls
- Audit logs
Which should you pick?
Choose Huly if
- You need team planner.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on web, windows, mac, linux.
- You also want project management.
Choose Notion if
- You need rich text editing with blocks.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want customizable databases.
Questions people ask
- Is Huly or Notion better?
- Neither clearly leads. Huly starts at Free and Notion at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Huly or Notion?
- Huly starts at Free and Notion at Free.
- Does Huly or Notion run on more platforms?
- Huly runs on web, windows, mac, linux. Notion runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Huly for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Huly best used for?
- Huly is most often used for replacing multiple saas tools with one self-hostable platform, remote team collaboration with persistent virtual offices, issue tracking synced with github, combined docs and project management for small teams. Of those, replacing multiple saas tools with one self-hostable platform and remote team collaboration with persistent virtual offices are not what Notion is typically brought in for.
- What can Huly do that Notion cannot?
- Huly covers Team Planner, Project management, Virtual Office, Real-time chat. Notion covers Rich text editing with blocks, Customizable databases, Kanban boards and calendars, Real-time collaboration.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Huly: What does Huly cost?
Huly's cloud offering has a free Common plan plus paid Rare ($19.99/mo), Epic ($99.99/mo) and Legendary ($399.99/mo) tiers based on storage and video/audio traffic, plus a custom plan.
SourceNotion: What are Notion's pricing tiers?
Notion offers four plans: Free ($0/member/month), Plus ($10/member/month), Business ($20/member/month recommended), and Enterprise (custom pricing). All paid plans include Notion AI and identical features with no per-feature charges.
SourceHuly: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?
The free Common plan includes unlimited users and Huly objects but caps storage at 10GB and video/audio traffic at 10GB.
SourceNotion: What is included in Notion's free plan?
The free plan includes databases with limited collaborative blocks, trial AI capabilities, basic forms, basic sites, Notion Calendar, and file uploads. For workspaces with 2+ members, there is a 1,000-block limit.
SourceHuly: How is usage metered?
Huly charges cloud users based on consumed storage (for attachments and documents) and network usage for audio/video calls, while Huly objects themselves stay unlimited on every plan.
SourceNotion: How much does Notion AI cost?
Notion AI is included with Plus ($10/mo), Business ($20/mo), and Enterprise plans. Free and Plus plans include limited AI trial capabilities. Custom Agents cost $10 per 1,000 monthly credits after free trial.
SourceNotion: Can guests access Notion workspaces without payment?
Yes. Guests are free of charge on all plans including the free tier. Free tier allows 10 guests; paid plans include unlimited guests. Guests can only access individual pages they are invited to.
SourceNotion: Does Notion integrate with other apps?
Yes. Notion integrates with 100+ third-party apps including Slack, Google Drive, GitHub, Google Calendar, Trello, Jira, Zapier, and many others. Native integrations are available plus additional connections via Zapier.
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