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Novu

Open-source notification infrastructure for email, SMS, push, chat, and in-app messaging.

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Novu is an open-source notification infrastructure platform that helps developers build, manage, and deliver notifications across multiple communication channels from a single system. Instead of maintaining separate integrations for email, SMS, push notifications, chat platforms, and in-app messaging, teams can use Novu's unified API and workflow engine to orchestrate every notification experience in one place. The platform is designed for modern SaaS products, marketplaces, developer tools, and enterprise applications that need reliable user communication. Developers can create notification workflows, configure delivery rules, manage user preferences, and monitor activity through a centralized dashboard. Novu also provides an embeddable Inbox component that allows teams to add a real-time notification center to their products without building one from scratch. One of Novu's biggest advantages is its open-source foundation. Organizations can choose between the managed cloud offering or self-hosting the platform for greater control, privacy, and customization. The system supports popular providers across email, SMS, push, and chat channels, enabling teams to switch providers without rewriting notification logic. Novu includes workflow automation, digest notifications, user preference management, activity feeds, delivery tracking, and customizable templates. Its developer-first approach makes it easy to integrate into existing applications while reducing the complexity of managing communication infrastructure at scale. Whether you're building transactional emails, security alerts, product updates, user engagement campaigns, or real-time activity notifications, Novu provides a flexible and scalable foundation for delivering consistent multi-channel communication experiences.

Best for

Multi-channel notifications, in-app messaging, and notification workflows

Key Features

  • Unified API for email, SMS, push, chat, and in-app notifications
  • Embeddable real-time inbox component for web applications
  • Visual notification workflow builder and orchestration engine
  • Open-source and self-hostable with cloud deployment options

Pricing

Free

A complete starter toolkit for exploring Novu and sending your first notifications.

Free
  • 10,000 workflow runs / month
  • All channels: Email, In-app, SMS, Chat, Push
  • Up to 20 workflows
  • 2 environments (Dev + Prod)

Free

A complete starter toolkit for exploring Novu and sending your first notifications.

Free
  • 10,000 workflow runs/month
  • All channels: Email, In-app, SMS, Chat, Push
  • Up to 20 workflows & 2 environments (Dev + Prod)
  • Activity feed retention: 24 hours

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