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Huly vs Campfire
Huly has 27,700 GitHub stars, 2,155 forks, 849 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Campfire has 4,629 stars, 792 forks, 37 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Huly leads on adoption by 498% (27,700 vs 4,629 stars). Huly is written in TypeScript under EPL-2.0; Campfire is written in Ruby under MIT. Huly has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Campfire 17%. Huly 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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| Huly | Campfire | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 28K | ★ 4.6K |
| License | EPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 792 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Huly if
- You weight community size — 28K stars and counting
- You want the EPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Campfire if
- You want the Campfire feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and Campfire fits your workflow better
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.
About Campfire
Campfire is a web based group chat application in the Business Software / Collaboration & Communication category. It is written in Ruby, released under the MIT license, and presented as a self hosted service that avoids recurring subscription fees. The project lives in the Ruby and Docker self hosting ecosystem, with its homepage at https://once.com/campfire and its published Docker image at ghcr.io/basecamp/once campfire:latest.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Huly or Campfire more popular?
Huly has 27,700 GitHub stars and Campfire has 4,629. Huly has the larger community by that measure.
Are Huly and Campfire free?
Both are open source. Huly is licensed under EPL-2.0 and Campfire under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Huly and Campfire?
Huly is written in TypeScript and Campfire in Ruby. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Huly or Campfire?
Choose Huly if you want the larger community (27,700 stars) or its EPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose Campfire if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.