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Huly vs xyne-spaces
Huly has 27,754 GitHub stars, 2,167 forks, 849 open issues and last shipped yesterday. xyne-spaces has 684 stars, 527 forks, 514 open issues and last shipped today. Huly leads on adoption by 3,958% (27,754 vs 684 stars). Huly is written in TypeScript under EPL-2.0; xyne-spaces is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Huly has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, xyne-spaces 77%. xyne-spaces 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 | xyne-spaces | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 28K | ★ 684 |
| License | EPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 527 |
| 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 xyne-spaces if
- You want the xyne-spaces feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and xyne-spaces 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 xyne-spaces
Xyne Spaces is an open source "AI Org OS" — an Apache 2.0, TypeScript collaboration platform that keeps an organization's context in one permission aware store and serves it back to both people and AI agents, making it a fit for teams that want human and agent work running over the same company knowledge rather than across a dozen disconnected tools.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Huly or xyne-spaces more popular?
Huly has 27,754 GitHub stars and xyne-spaces has 684. Huly has the larger community by that measure.
Are Huly and xyne-spaces free?
Both are open source. Huly is licensed under EPL-2.0 and xyne-spaces under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Huly and xyne-spaces?
Huly is written in TypeScript and xyne-spaces 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, Huly or xyne-spaces?
Choose Huly if you want the larger community (27,754 stars) or its EPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose xyne-spaces if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.