Novu

Open-source notification infra

Free tier + paidEmail, forms & notificationsnovu.co

What it is

Open-source notification platform with a workflow engine, provider abstraction and a hosted in-app inbox component. A single API call triggers email, SMS, push, chat and in-app steps with digests, delays and per-user preferences. Runs as Novu Cloud or self-hosted via Docker.

Why it earns a slot

Same job as Knock but with a real $30/mo tier and an escape hatch to self-hosting if pricing ever moves. Provider-agnostic, so swapping Resend for SES never touches workflow code.

Know before you commit

Self-hosting is not one container — you run MongoDB, Redis and several services. Some capabilities remain cloud-only or enterprise-gated despite the open-source label.

Getting started

npm i @novu/api

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Pricing snapshot

Free: 10,000 workflow runs/mo, 3 team members, 2 environments. Pro from $30/mo for 30,000+ runs. Team from $250/mo. Self-hosted community edition is free.

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Evaluate Novu (https://novu.co) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Open-source notification infra. Open-source notification platform with a workflow engine, provider abstraction and a hosted in-app inbox component. A single API call triggers email, SMS, push, chat and in-app steps with digests, delays and per-user preferences. Runs as Novu Cloud or self-hosted via Docker.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): Same job as Knock but with a real $30/mo tier and an escape hatch to self-hosting if pricing ever moves. Provider-agnostic, so swapping Resend for SES never touches workflow code.
Watch out for: Self-hosting is not one container — you run MongoDB, Redis and several services. Some capabilities remain cloud-only or enterprise-gated despite the open-source label.
Pricing: Free: 10,000 workflow runs/mo, 3 team members, 2 environments. Pro from $30/mo for 30,000+ runs. Team from $250/mo. Self-hosted community edition is free.
Setup: npm i @novu/api
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How Novu sits against the rest of the atlas — swaps, companions and the tools builders actually save alongside it.

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Named in the wiringKnock Resend

Also in Email, forms & notifications

Amazon SES

aws.amazon.com

Cheapest bulk email (AWS)

PaidEmail, forms & notifications

A la carte $0.10 per 1,000 emails. Essentials plan $0.16 per 1,000. Outbound attachment data $0.12/GB, managed dedicated IPs $15/mo. New AWS accounts get up to $200 in Free Tier credits.

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Basin

usebasin.com

Form backend with spam blocking

Free tier + paidEmail, forms & notifications

Free: 50 submissions/mo, 1 form, 30-day retention. Starter $12.50/mo (250), Growth $24.17/mo (1,000, unlimited forms), Pro $30.62/mo (5,000), Agency $81.25/mo (25,000), billed yearly.

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Courier

courier.com

Multi-channel notification API

Free tier + paidEmail, forms & notifications

Free Developer: 10,000 sends/mo. Business is usage-based at $0.005 per send beyond that. Enterprise is custom with volume discounts.

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Discord Webhooks

docs.discord.com

Community alerts via webhook

FreeEmail, forms & notifications

Free. No bot user, OAuth or authentication required; standard Discord API rate limits apply per webhook.

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