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Apprise vs ntfy: catalog facts
Apprise	ntfy
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Freemium Self-hosting and a limited hosted service are free. Paid hosted plans offer additional…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Self-hosted, Web, Android, iOS
Provides a shared interface for different notification backends.	Can run on your own server or use the hosted service.
Each destination still needs its own service configuration.	Hosted plans have different limits and paid options.
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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