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NovuUptime-Kuma-Web-API
Score76/10039/100
Rank in category#2 of 19 in Notifications#12 of 13 in API
GitHub stars40 220282
Stars, last 30 days+160+0
Stable releases, 12 months120
Latest release@novu/framework@v2.14.0 · 28 Sept 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOther—
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Novu scores 76/100 against 39/100 for Uptime-Kuma-Web-API, so it is the safer default.

Novu ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Uptime-Kuma-Web-API.

If you want the quickest setup, Uptime-Kuma-Web-API is easier to run; Novu needs more configuration.

Novu is growing faster right now (+160 stars in 30 days).

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