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ntfy vs Apprise API: catalog facts
ntfy	Apprise API
Freemium Self-hosting and a limited hosted service are free. Paid hosted plans offer additional…	Free Free and open source with no paid tier.
Self-hosted, Web, Android, iOS	Linux, Self-hosted
Can run on your own server or use the hosted service.	Language-agnostic notifications over a REST API Runs as a Docker container
Hosted plans have different limits and paid options.	You host and maintain the server yourself Needs another tool or script to send it messages
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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 23, 2026

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