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Gotify

Notification server with Android and CLI clients (alternative to PushBullet).

Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Still maintained? Yes: 77 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.1.1 (Sep 2026).

Comparisons in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: Slack alternatives, WhatsApp alternatives, Microsoft Teams alternatives, Discord alternatives.

Docker #7 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems

At a glance

Gotify quick facts

Health score
97/100 GOOD
Stars
16,151
Last commit
2 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v3.1.1, Sep 2026
Licence
MIT
View gotify/server on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "We wanted a simple server for sending and receiving messages (in real time per WebSocket). For this, not many open source projects existed and most of the existing ones were abandoned. Also, a requirement was that it can be self-hosted. We know there are many free and commercial push services out there."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Gotify scores 97/100, #7 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: 77 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.1.1, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 16,151 stars add 16.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 3.2 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    77 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v3.1.1 released 2 months ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 16.8 / 20

    16k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

281 commits over the last 12 months
77
Last 90 days
281
Last 12 months
2 days ago
Last push

Ranked #7 of 44 tools in Communication - Custom Communication Systems by health , between Apprise (#6) and Centrifugo (#8) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsGo, Docker
Latest releasev3.1.1 · 2 months ago
Stars16,151
Open issues71
DockerYes
Repositorygotify/server ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Gotify vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Gotify (Communication - Custom Communication Systems), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Novu 98 40k MIT today
ntfy 98 35k Apache-2.0 today
Apprise 97 18k MIT today
Gotify (this tool) 97 16k MIT 2 days ago
Tinode 87 14k GPL-3.0 5 days ago
PushBits 30 371 ISC 10 months ago

Gotify: common questions

Is Gotify still maintained?

Gotify had 77 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 days ago; the latest tagged release, v3.1.1, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.