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novuhq/novu

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The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products

What it is

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. Report a bug · Docs · Website · Join our Discord · Changelog · Roadmap · X · Contact us

When to use it

Reach for novu when you'd rather own a ready-made product (analytics, CMS, CRM…) than pay for SaaS — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged ai-agents, communication, email, inbox.

Category
Self-hosted Apps
Also in
AI Agents, DevOps & Deploy
Stars
40,321
Forks
4,541
Last push
today
Created
2021-08-26
Open issues
118
Website
go.novu.co/github
#ai-agents#communication#email#inbox#infrastructure#node#notification-center#notifications#novu#push-notifications#react#sms#transactional#typescript

Quick start

$ git clone https://github.com/novuhq/novu.git

Hand it to your AI

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FAQ

What is novu?

novuhq/novu is a self-hostable app on GitHub: The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products 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.

When should I use novu?

Reach for novu when you'd rather own a ready-made product (analytics, CMS, CRM…) than pay for SaaS — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged ai-agents, communication, email, inbox.

What are the best alternatives to novu?

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Is novu actively maintained?

novuhq/novu looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 40,321 stars and 118 open issues.

What license does novu use?

novuhq/novu is published under the Other license. Check the repository's LICENSE file before commercial use.