Alternatives / Knock
Looking for an open source Knock alternative? Only one project we verified fits: Novu, an open-source notification platform with a unified API and an embeddable inbox.
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| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| Novu | Unified notification API with inbox | MIT + enterprise license |
We looked for open-source notification infrastructure. We verified Novu's license, recent activity, stars, and self-hosting in its repository. See our methodology for the full criteria.
Novu covers in-app, email, push, SMS, and chat with a unified API, a workflow engine, a digest engine, and a block-based email editor. The embeddable inbox for React, Next.js, and Remix has real-time delivery, preferences, and snooze. The cloud free tier includes 10,000 events per month.
Novu is MIT with enterprise-licensed parts. The inbox component targets React apps, so other frontends need more work.
Novu had commits within days of this update and has about 40,000 stars.
Knock is a proprietary notification service priced by volume. Novu can be self-hosted, but some parts are under an enterprise license.
Novu is an open-source platform for building in-app, email, push, SMS, and chat notifications, with a unified API, a workflow engine, and an embeddable inbox component, and it can be self-hosted or used in its cloud. Novu is a commercial open-source company: the core is MIT, and some directories are under a separate enterprise license. The free cloud tier is limited to 10,000 events per month.
Pricing: Free to self-host; the cloud has a free tier and paid plans.
| Alternative | Type | License | Self-hosted | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novu | Notification platform | MIT + enterprise license | Yes | Product notifications |
Want one API for in-app, email, push, and SMS
Novu has a workflow engine, digest engine, and React inbox.