Novu vs Knock
Side-by-side — pricing, strengths, tradeoffs, and fit.
Novu
Open-source notification infrastructure
Knock
Notifications infrastructure — orchestrate email, push, SMS, and in-app messages.
At a glance
Open SourceFree Tier
· Not enough data·From Freemium
Free TierEnterprise
● Established·From $250/mo
Overview
One-liner
One-liner
Open-source notification infrastructure
One-liner
Notifications infrastructure — orchestrate email, push, SMS, and in-app messages.
Maturity
Maturity
Not enough dataMaturity
EstablishedOpen source
Open source
✓ YesOpen source
✕ NoPricing
Free tier
Free tier
✓ AvailableFree tier
✓ AvailableFree up to 10,000 notifications/month
Starts at
Starts at
Freemium
Starts at
$250/mo
Model
Model
Hybrid
Model
Usage-based
Enterprise
Enterprise
✕ NoneEnterprise
✓ AvailableBest for
✓ Best for
Dev teams building multi-channel notification systems (email + push + in-app + SMS)
✓ Best for
Multi-channel product notificationsOne API across email/push/SMS/in-app
Notification preferences/digestsBuilt-in preference and batching logic
Not ideal for
✕ Not for
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✕ Not for
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Strengths
↑ Strengths
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↑ Strengths
Cross-channel orchestration
Preferences and batching
Good developer experience
Weaknesses
↓ Weaknesses
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↓ Weaknesses
Pricing steps up for scale
Another service to integrate