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Novu

Notification infrastructure for developers.

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Still maintained? Yes: 591 commits in the last 90 days, latest release @novu/[email protected] (Sep 2026).

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

Docker #4 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems

At a glance

Novu quick facts

Health score
98/100 GOOD
Stars
40,229
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
@novu/[email protected], Sep 2026
Licence
MIT
View novuhq/novu on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "One API and one unified conversation model to connect your products and your agents to every channel your users live on — Inbox, Email, SMS, Push, Chat, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, and more."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Novu scores 98/100, #4 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: 591 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (@novu/[email protected], 1 month ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 40,229 stars add 18.4 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 1.6 more points.

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

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

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

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    @novu/[email protected] released 1 month ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 18.4 / 20

    40k 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

2474 commits over the last 12 months
591
Last 90 days
2,474
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #4 of 44 tools in Communication - Custom Communication Systems by health , between Mattermost (#3) and ntfy (#5) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsDocker, Nodejs
Latest release@novu/[email protected] · 1 month ago
Stars40,229
Open issues61
DockerYes
Repositorynovuhq/novu ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Novu vs its top 5 alternatives

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

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Rocket.Chat 99 46k MIT today
Novu (this tool) 98 40k MIT today
Apprise 97 18k MIT today
Gotify 97 16k MIT 2 days ago
PushBits 30 371 ISC 10 months ago
Notifo 28 883 MIT 1 month ago

Novu: common questions

Is Novu still maintained?

Novu had 591 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, @novu/[email protected], is from 1 month ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.