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Apprise APIPingMe
Free

Free and open source with no paid tier.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

Linux, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Command line
  • Language-agnostic notifications over a REST API
  • Runs as a Docker container
  • Sends alerts to multiple messaging services and email
  • Can be used from scripts or as a webhook server
  • You host and maintain the server yourself
  • Needs another tool or script to send it messages
  • Requires configuration for the messaging services it connects to
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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