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HumHub vs SiYuan
A side-by-side editorial comparison of HumHub and SiYuan — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
HumHub vs SiYuan: at a glance
What is HumHub?
HumHub's public feed carries only betas, and 1.19's is still about surviving the upgrade.
The four releases visible here are all pre-release: 1.19.0-beta.2 and beta.1, and 1.18.0-beta.6 and beta.5 before them. The 1.19 line is dominated by upgrade-path and data-integrity repair — a foreign key violation aborting the comment content_id migration on databases with orphaned rows, fatal errors when purging content whose underlying record was gone, and in beta.2 a fatal SCSS build loop left behind when the 1.19 move of static/themes into protected/humhub stranded an empty theme skeleton. Beta.2 also fixes a real leak: activities from private spaces appearing in the summary mail and dashboard of users holding only a pending invite or join request.
What is SiYuan?
SiYuan adds direct Anthropic API support and a multi-view database system in an active pre-release cycle.
SiYuan is in a dense 3.8.5 alpha/beta sprint shipping across five days, with two concurrent streams: expanding the AI agent stack (direct Anthropic Messages API, TypeSafe decision models, skill file management) and building out a multi-view database layer (list view, calendar view, rollup improvements). Mobile parity is a third parallel workstream, accounting for roughly a third of all changelog items. The product remains local-first with sync options, but its surface area is expanding fast.
HumHub vs SiYuan: editorial side-by-side
HumHub
5.0COLLAB
HumHub's public feed carries only betas, and 1.19's is still about surviving the upgrade.
◆ Current state
The four releases visible here are all pre-release: 1.19.0-beta.2 and beta.1, and 1.18.0-beta.6 and beta.5 before them. The 1.19 line is dominated by upgrade-path and data-integrity repair — a foreign key violation aborting the comment content_id migration on databases with orphaned rows, fatal errors when purging content whose underlying record was gone, and in beta.2 a fatal SCSS build loop left behind when the 1.19 move of static/themes into protected/humhub stranded an empty theme skeleton. Beta.2 also fixes a real leak: activities from private spaces appearing in the summary mail and dashboard of users holding only a pending invite or join request.
◆ Where it's heading
The 1.19 cycle is being spent making the migration survivable on real installations rather than adding capability, which is the usual shape when a schema and directory-layout change meets databases and webroots that have accumulated years of drift. Beta.2 extends that into the installer itself, where an unreachable database was offering to re-set-up a live instance during a transient outage. The permission and visibility fixes point the same way: tightening authorisation and content boundaries is cleanup of an existing model, not an extension of it.
◆ Prediction
Only beta tags appear in this feed, so a 1.19.0 stable is the obvious next milestone, but nothing here dates it. The beta.1-to-beta.2 gap of about a month is a faster rhythm than the roughly six months between the 1.18 and 1.19 betas.
SiYuan
6.3COLLAB
SiYuan adds direct Anthropic API support and a multi-view database system in an active pre-release cycle.
◆ Current state
SiYuan is in a dense 3.8.5 alpha/beta sprint shipping across five days, with two concurrent streams: expanding the AI agent stack (direct Anthropic Messages API, TypeSafe decision models, skill file management) and building out a multi-view database layer (list view, calendar view, rollup improvements). Mobile parity is a third parallel workstream, accounting for roughly a third of all changelog items. The product remains local-first with sync options, but its surface area is expanding fast.
◆ Where it's heading
SiYuan is moving from a single-format note editor toward a structured-data workspace with native AI orchestration. Database views (calendar, list, gallery presumably next) point toward a Notion-style multi-view system built on top of block-based documents. The direct Anthropic API add, plus support for TypeSafe decision models and configuring database fields through the agent, suggest SiYuan intends its AI agent as a first-class interface for data manipulation, not just text generation. Mobile investment is consistent and deep enough to be a real bet, not just a port.
◆ Prediction
The immediate next step is a stable 3.8.5 release consolidating everything in the current alpha/beta cycle. After that, the database view system will likely grow toward a table/board view — the progression from list to calendar fits a standard Notion-view rollout sequence.
Alternatives to HumHub and SiYuan
Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either HumHub or SiYuan.
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Wiki.js
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AFFiNE
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GitHub
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Skedda
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Recent activity from HumHub and SiYuan
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 21h agoSiYuanSiYuan v3.8.5-beta.2: database calendar view and accumulated mobile fixes
- 1d agoSiYuanSiYuan v3.8.5-beta.1: stabilization pass on alpha feature set
- 1d agoSiYuanv3.8.5-alpha.5
- 2d agoSiYuanv3.8.5-alpha.4
- 2d agoSiYuanv3.8.5-alpha.3
- 3d agoSiYuanSiYuan v3.8.5-alpha.2: Anthropic API, mind map view, and database list view ⚡
- 1mo agoHumHubPrivate-space activity leak, installer 503 handling and the stranded theme skeleton
- 2mo agoHumHub1.19 upgrade migration and orphaned content fixes
- 8mo agoHumHubLogin screen, theming and validator fixes
- 10mo agoHumHubGroup manager options and assorted UI fixes
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between HumHub and SiYuan?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. SiYuan is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is HumHub better than SiYuan?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. SiYuan is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to HumHub?
Top HumHub alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "HumHub alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/humhub for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to SiYuan?
Top SiYuan alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "SiYuan alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/siyuan for the full list with editorial commentary on each.