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ntfy vs Apprise: catalog facts
ntfy	Apprise
Freemium Self-hosting and a limited hosted service are free. Paid hosted plans offer additional…	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Self-hosted, Web, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Can run on your own server or use the hosted service.	Provides a shared interface for different notification backends.
Hosted plans have different limits and paid options.	Each destination still needs its own service configuration.
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0	License: BSD-2-Clause
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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