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huginn vs Microsoft365DSC
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars, 4,339 forks, 698 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Microsoft365DSC has 2,440 stars, 682 forks, 66 open issues and last shipped yesterday. huginn leads on adoption by 1,960% (50,269 vs 2,440 stars). huginn is written in Ruby under MIT; Microsoft365DSC is written in PowerShell under MIT. huginn has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Microsoft365DSC 28%. Microsoft365DSC was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (monitoring), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| huginn | Microsoft365DSC | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 2.4K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Ruby | PowerShell |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.3K | ⑂ 682 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick huginn if
- You weight community size — 50K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Microsoft365DSC if
- You want the Microsoft365DSC feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PowerShell
- You evaluated both and Microsoft365DSC fits your workflow better
About huginn
What is Huginn? Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. They can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf. Huginn's Agents create and consume events, propagating them along a directed graph. Think of it as a hackable version of IFTTT or Zapier on your own server. You always know who has your data. You do. Here are some of the things that you can do with Huginn: Track the weather and get an email when it's going to rain (or snow) tomorrow ("Don't forget your umbrella!") List terms that you care about and receive email when their occurrence on…
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About Microsoft365DSC
Microsoft365DSC This module allows organizations to automate the deployment, configuration, reporting and monitoring of Microsoft 365 Tenants via PowerShell Desired State Configuration. The compiled configuration needs to be executed from an agent's Local Configuration Manager (LCM) (machine or container) which can communicate back remotely to Microsoft 365 via remote API calls (therefore requires internet connectivity) For information on how to get started, additional documentation or additional resources, please navigate to the official web site at Microsoft365DSC.com and check out the official YouTube channel…
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Frequently asked questions
Is huginn or Microsoft365DSC more popular?
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars and Microsoft365DSC has 2,440. huginn has the larger community by that measure.
Are huginn and Microsoft365DSC free?
Both are open source. huginn is licensed under MIT and Microsoft365DSC under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between huginn and Microsoft365DSC?
huginn is written in Ruby and Microsoft365DSC in PowerShell. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, huginn or Microsoft365DSC?
Choose huginn if you want the larger community (50,269 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Microsoft365DSC if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.