Project Management · head to head
Huly vs ProofHub

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

ProofHub
Project Management
All-in-one project management and team collaboration
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Huly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Huly cloud pricing charges separately for storage and video/audio bandwidth, which can be unpredictable.; ProofHub the Ultimate Control plan advertises $89 a month for the first 3 months and then charges $135, so the headline is an introductory rate
- They diverge on capability: Huly covers Team Planner, ProofHub covers Tasks.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Huly and ProofHub actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Project Management).
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 ProofHub
- Tasks
- Discussions
- Proofing
- Time tracking
- Gantt charts
- Slack
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
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 ProofHub
- Remote team collaboration with persistent virtual officesnot ProofHub
- Issue tracking synced with GitHubnot ProofHub
- Combined docs and project management for small teamsnot ProofHub
ProofHub
- Project management with unlimited users on a flat monthly feenot Huly
- Proofing and reviewing files alongside task and discussion trackingnot 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.
ProofHub
- The Ultimate Control plan advertises $89 a month for the first 3 months and then charges $135, so the headline is an introductory rate
- The Essential plan caps projects at 40 and storage at 15 GB
- Storage is 100 GB even on the higher plan, which is low for a tool holding project files
- There is no free tier, and the entry price is a flat $45 a month billed annually
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
ProofHub
On request- Essential$45/month
- 40 projects
- Unlimited users
- Core features
- Ultimate Control$89/month
- Unlimited projects
- Advanced features
- White labeling
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 ProofHub if
- You need tasks.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want discussions.
Questions people ask
- Is Huly or ProofHub better?
- Neither clearly leads. Huly starts at Free and ProofHub at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Huly or ProofHub?
- Huly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Huly and On request for ProofHub.
- Does Huly or ProofHub run on more platforms?
- Huly runs on web, windows, mac, linux. ProofHub runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Huly for free?
- Yes. Huly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. ProofHub starts at On request.
- 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 ProofHub is typically brought in for.
- What can Huly do that ProofHub cannot?
- Huly covers Team Planner, Project management, Virtual Office, Real-time chat. ProofHub covers Tasks, Discussions, Proofing, Time tracking.
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.
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.
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.
SourceRelated pages
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