Novu
Add communication infrastructure for products and agents with Novu, an open-source project.
About Novu
Novu is a repository on GitHub that provides communication infrastructure for products and AI agents. Its homepage describes a single API and a unified conversation model for sending messages to users across channels such as in-app Inbox, email, SMS, push, chat, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Telegram. The page describes two ways to use it: sending notifications from a product, and connecting an existing agent to communication channels.
The homepage states that Novu handles provider integrations and channel webhooks so that developers do not have to build them for each channel. It also says a free account can be created from the dashboard, but it does not give pricing details. The homepage describes Novu as open source, although the repository metadata for this entry does not list it as open source, so the license terms should be checked directly in the repository.
Key features
- Single API for sending notifications through multiple messaging providers
- Embeddable, real-time Inbox component for in-app notifications
- Notification workflow engine with branching and per-channel conditions
- Digest engine that batches multiple notifications into one message
- Connects existing agents to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, WhatsApp, and email
- Embeddable preferences component so users manage their own notifications
Best for: Developers building products or AI agents that need to send notifications or conversations to users across several communication channels.
Good for
- Provides one API and one conversation model across multiple channels
- Includes workflow, digest, and embeddable UI components for notifications
Novu at a glance
- Website
- github.com/novuhq/novu
- Category
- Development › APIs & Databases
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
Guides for APIs & Databases
Novu alternatives
Tools and sites you could use instead, ranked by how closely they match.
Use Neon’s serverless Postgres database with autoscaling, database branching, and scale-to-zero support.
Open source
24 alternatives
ParadeDB adds full text search, vector retrieval, and aggregations to PostgreSQL.
Open source
24 alternatives
ZincSearch offers lightweight search and indexing software written in Go.
Build a self-hosted database application with NocoDB, an alternative to Airtable.
PostgreSQL vector search can use pgvecto.rs, an extension described as scalable and low latency.
Open source
24 alternatives
An open-source vector database, Weaviate stores objects and vectors and supports vector search.
Popular in APIs & Databases
Well-known listings from the same topic.
API3api3.orgTwiliotwilio.comDB Browsersqlitebrowser.orgPocketBasepocketbase.ioBrunousebruno.comMeilisearchmeilisearch.com
Novu FAQ
Which channels does Novu support?
The homepage lists Inbox/In-App, Email, SMS, Push, and Chat for product notifications, and Slack, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, WhatsApp, and email for agent communication. It also mentions more channels without naming them.
Can end users control which notifications they receive?
The homepage describes an embeddable preferences component that lets users control their own notifications.
Is something wrong or out of date?
Tell us and an editor will check it.
Own this website?
Claim this listing
Claim the listing and suggest updates yourself. An editor checks every claim first.