Novu
Open-source notification infrastructureOne API for every notification channel
Highlights
What you can do with it
- An e-commerce app sends order, shipping, and status updates across email, SMS, and push
- A social app pushes new messages, friend requests, and likes to mobile and browser
- An internal system routes leave and reimbursement approvals to the right approvers by email and chat
How to use it
- 1 Register an account at novu.co
- 2 Choose your integration path, either the API or the inbox component
- 3 Configure the channels you need, such as email, SMS, and push
- 4 Create a workflow with trigger conditions, timing, and content
- 5 Integrate the API or component into your application
- 6 Test in development, then deploy and monitor delivery from the dashboard
Who it is for
Pros
- Open-source platform, so the codebase is inspectable
- Single API covers many channels instead of separate integrations
- Inbox component is quick to add, around six lines of code
- Workflows let non-developers adjust notification logic
Limitations
- Only a free trial is offered, and paid pricing is not listed in the material we have
- Setting up channels and workflows still takes real development and testing work
- Delivery depends on upstream providers such as email and SMS services
- Trial terms and pricing can change at any time, so verify before you build on it
What Novu is
Novu is an open-source notification platform that provides the infrastructure developers need to send messages across many channels. Rather than wiring up email, SMS, push, and each chat app separately, you work with one API and one workflow model. Channels covered include email, SMS, push notifications, and chat tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Telegram. Workflows define when a message fires, which channel it uses, and what it says. A notification inbox component can be dropped into an application in about six lines of code, and real-time delivery works on the dashboard without extra setup. A free trial is available before paid use.
What you can do with it
- Send notifications across email, SMS, push, and chat apps from a single API.
- Design workflows that control trigger conditions, sending times, and channel choice.
- Add a notification inbox to your app in roughly six lines of code so users see everything in one place.
- Let users set preferences, choose channels, and pause messages until they actually need them.
Who it is for
- Developers who want multi-channel notifications without maintaining a separate integration for each provider.
- Product teams that need to adjust notification content and logic without deploying application code.
- AI developers who want to connect agents to several channels, which is what Novu Connect is built for.
What to watch out for
Access starts with a free trial, and paid pricing is not listed in the material we have. This is infrastructure, not a finished app, so configuring providers, workflows, and testing still takes real engineering time. Delivery also depends on upstream services such as email and SMS providers, meaning an outage on their side becomes your outage. Trial terms and pricing can change at any time, so verify current details before you commit a production system to it.
FAQ
Is Novu free?
There is a free trial. The project is open source, and paid pricing is not listed in the material we have.
Which channels are supported?
Email, SMS, push notifications, and chat apps including Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Telegram.
How hard is it to add the inbox?
The vendor says the notification inbox component can be added to an application with about six lines of code.
Can users control what they receive?
Yes. Built-in preference components let users choose notification types and channels, and messages can be paused until needed.
Why it is free
What the official page says： free trial
Free limits, trial length and features are decided by the official site and can change at any time.
Product preview
Screenshot archived from the listing page, for preview only.
