novu
by novuhq
Novu is a notification platform that lets you send messages to your users through one API across in-app inbox, email, SMS, push and chat. It also connects AI agents you have built to channels such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Telegram and WhatsApp.
- Stars
- 40.2k +4 a day
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- A cloud service
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- TypeScript
- Age
- 1887 days
What you can do with it
- Send notifications by email, SMS, push and chat through a single API
- Add a real-time notification inbox and user preference settings to a React web app
- Connect your own AI agent to Slack, Teams, Telegram, WhatsApp or email
Could replace
- Courier
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Make money with it
A freelance developer could set up notification workflows and in-app inboxes for client web apps as a paid service.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Send order updates, reminders and alerts to customers by email, SMS and push without building each integration yourself
- Add an in-app notification centre to a software product instead of paying for a separate notification service
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell (MIT-style terms in the licence file). Some folders may carry other terms.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
The README points you to create a free account on the hosted dashboard and follow its instructions, then add the npm packages such as @novu/react to your app.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Licence is not clearly stated (NOASSERTION), so check the terms before commercial use
- Getting started points to the hosted service, and you still need accounts with email, SMS or push providers, which may cost money
- Some features, such as React Native, Vue and Angular inbox support, are listed as coming soon
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
