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Gorush vs Novu: catalog facts
Gorush	Novu
Best for: Mobile app teams that want to run their own push notification gateway	Best for: Development teams adding multi-channel notifications to their product
Free Free and open source to self-host.	Free + paid options Open-source code can be self-hosted; a hosted cloud service is also offered.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Handles APNs, FCM and Huawei push from one service Single Go binary with Docker image and Helm chart All 3 strengths for Gorush Handles APNs, FCM and Huawei push from one service Single Go binary with Docker image and Helm chart Widely used, with an active repository	One API for many notification channels Workflow editor with per-channel templates All 4 strengths for Novu One API for many notification channels Workflow editor with per-channel templates Embeddable in-app inbox and preference components Source published and self-hostable
Aimed at app developers, not end users receiving alerts Requires credentials from each push provider	Aimed at developers building products, not end users Repository includes an enterprise folder, so some features may sit outside the open code
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account 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 Sources for Gorush github.com/appleboy/gorush Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Novu novu.co Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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