Our verdict
Huly and Orangescrum are both work-management tools for restaurants. On our independent rubric, Huly scores 4.2/5 versus 3.4/5 for Orangescrum. Choose Huly if you're Teams that want issues, docs, chat, and video in one self-hosted app or Engineering teams wanting two-way GitHub Issues/Projects sync; choose Orangescrum if you're Very small teams (up to 5) wanting a free self-hosted PM tool or Teams that may later upgrade to a paid self-hosted Enterprise edition.
Side-by-side comparison
| Metric | Huly | Orangescrum |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 4.2/5 | 3.4/5 |
| G2 rating | — | — |
| Capterra rating | — | — |
| Starting price | Free (self-hosted, EPL-2.0) | Free (open-source Community edition, GPLv3; up to 5 users) |
| Free tier | ||
| Free trial | ||
| Integrations | 4 · GitHub (two-way Issues/Projects sync), Telegram, REST API… | 5 · Google Drive, Dropbox, GitHub… |
| Best for | Teams that want issues, docs, chat, and video in one self-hosted app, Engineering teams wanting two-way GitHub Issues/Projects sync, Startups consolidating Linear + Slack + Notion into one platform | Very small teams (up to 5) wanting a free self-hosted PM tool, Teams that may later upgrade to a paid self-hosted Enterprise edition, Agencies wanting tasks, time tracking, and Gantt in one tool |
| Category | work-management | work-management |
| Founded | 2020 | 2011 |
| HQ | — | San Jose, California, USA |
A teal check marks the stronger option on each measurable row. Ratings are sourced from G2/Capterra with attribution on each listing.
Huly
- Replaces several tools (Linear/Jira + Slack + Notion) in one platform
- Two-way GitHub sync for engineering workflows
- Permissive EPL-2.0 license with a dedicated self-host repo
- Very active development with daily commits
- Young project with a rapidly changing surface
- Broad scope makes self-hosting operationally heavier
- Some modules less mature than dedicated point tools
Orangescrum
- Free, self-hostable open-source Community edition (GPLv3)
- Covers tasks, agile boards, Gantt, and time tracking
- Backed by an established vendor with paid upgrade paths
- Cloud and paid self-hosted Enterprise options available
- Free Community edition is capped at 5 users
- Open-source edition trails the commercial editions
- UI and integrations feel dated next to modern tools
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