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Buzz vs Huly
Buzz has 33,508 GitHub stars, 4,389 forks, 3,556 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Huly has 27,700 stars, 2,155 forks, 849 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Buzz leads on adoption by 21% (33,508 vs 27,700 stars). Buzz is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; Huly is written in TypeScript under EPL-2.0. Buzz has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Huly 8%. Buzz was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Buzz | Huly | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 34K | ★ 28K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | EPL-2.0 |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 2.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Buzz if
- You weight community size — 34K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Huly if
- You want the Huly feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the EPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Huly fits your workflow better
About Buzz
Buzz is a self hostable workspace platform where humans and AI agents collaborate in shared rooms, using a single Nostr based event log as the underlying data model. It unifies team chat, project management, and agent automation into one coherent interface, replacing fragmented tools with a unified protocol for events like messages, code patches, CI results, workflow steps, and approvals. Built in Rust and licensed under Apache 2.0, it runs as a single relay deployment per community or as a multi tenant hosted service sharing infrastructure while preserving strict community boundaries.
About Huly
Huly is an open source, EPL 2.0 licensed, TypeScript built all in one work platform that folds project management, issue tracking, chat, CRM, HRM and applicant tracking into one system teams can run on their own servers, aimed at organisations that want the ground Jira, Linear, ClickUp, Slack and Notion cover without renting it from five separate vendors.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Buzz or Huly more popular?
Buzz has 33,508 GitHub stars and Huly has 27,700. Buzz has the larger community by that measure.
Are Buzz and Huly free?
Both are open source. Buzz is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Huly under EPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Buzz and Huly?
Buzz is written in Rust and Huly in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Buzz or Huly?
Choose Buzz if you want the larger community (33,508 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Huly if its feature set, stack or EPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.