head to head · open source
huginn vs Pulse
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars, 4,339 forks, 698 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Pulse has 7,251 stars, 380 forks, 46 open issues and last shipped 23 days ago. huginn leads on adoption by 593% (50,269 vs 7,251 stars). huginn is written in Ruby under MIT; Pulse is written in Swift under MIT. huginn has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Pulse 5%. huginn 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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Side by side
| huginn | Pulse | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 7.3K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Ruby | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.3K | ⑂ 380 |
| 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 Pulse if
- You want the Pulse feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and Pulse 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 Pulse
Pulse is a powerful logging system for Apple Platforms. Native. Built with SwiftUI. Record and inspect logs and URLSession network requests right from your iOS app. Share logs and view them in Pulse Pro or use remote logging to see them in real time. Logs are stored locally and never leave your devices. About Pulse is not just a tool, it's a framework. It records events from URLSession or from frameworks that use it, such as Alamofire or Get, and displays them using PulseUI views that you integrate directly into your app. This way Pulse console is available for everyone who has your test builds. You or your QA…
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Frequently asked questions
Is huginn or Pulse more popular?
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars and Pulse has 7,251. huginn has the larger community by that measure.
Are huginn and Pulse free?
Both are open source. huginn is licensed under MIT and Pulse under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between huginn and Pulse?
huginn is written in Ruby and Pulse in Swift. 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 Pulse?
Choose huginn if you want the larger community (50,269 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Pulse if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.