Self-hosted alternatives to Pushover
Want push notifications for apps and scripts without handing your data to Pushover? These 5 self-hosted apps run on your own server. Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $10/month.
About Pushover: Paid push-notification service for sending alerts to phones and desktops.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ntfy direct | Active | 35.3k | Apache-2.0, GPL-2.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Gotify direct | Active | 16.2k | MIT | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| PushBits direct | Maintained | 371 | ISC | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Apprise | Active | 17.7k | MIT | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Notifo | Active | 885 | MIT | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
The options in detail
1. ntfy
Push notifications to phone or desktop using HTTP PUT/POST, with Android app, CLI and web app, similar to Pushover and Gotify.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v2.37.2 (2026-11-04). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. Gotify
Notification server with Android and CLI clients (alternative to PushBullet).
Active Last commit 2026-10-25. 6 releases in the past year. Latest release v3.1.1 (2026-09-15). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. PushBits
Notification server for relaying push notifications via Matrix, similar to PushBullet and Gotify.
Maintained Last commit 2026-01-10. Latest release v0.10.7 (2025-05-29). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. Apprise
Apprise allows you to send a notification to almost all of the most popular notification services available to us today such as: Telegram, Discord, Slack, Amazon SNS, Gotify, etc.
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v2.1.0 (2026-10-24). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. Notifo
Multichannel notification server with support for Email, Mobile Push, Web Push, SMS, messaging and a javascript plugin.
Active Last commit 2026-09-20. Latest release 1.3.0 (2022-11-30). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Pushover?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Active (a commit in the last 90 days) and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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