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Gotify

OPEN SRC

Notification server with Android and CLI clients (alternative to PushBullet)

VG SCORE
9.0

Product Details

PricingOpen Source
API✅ REST
Learning CurveModerate
Integrations8 available

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PROS & CONS

STRENGTHS

  • Strong privacy focus as you own all data on your server.
  • Completely free and open-source with no hidden costs.
  • Lightweight, easy to deploy, and simple to use.

WEAKNESSES

  • No built-in cloud service; self-hosting is mandatory.
  • Lacks official iOS client, limiting ecosystem completeness.

KEY FEATURES

Simple REST API

Easily integrate and send notifications from any application.

Multi-Platform Clients

Official clients for Android, web, and command line.

End-to-End Encryption

Optional encryption for secure message transmission.

Self-Hosted Core

Run your own notification server for complete data control.

WHO IS Gotify BEST FOR?

Self-hosting enthusiasts and privacy-focused individuals

They want a private, self-hosted notification server to avoid third-party cloud services for sending personal or sensitive alerts.

Developers and system administrators

They need a lightweight, programmable way to send custom notifications from scripts, servers, or CI/CD pipelines to their devices.

INTEGRATIONS

Prometheus AlertmanagerPrometheusWebhooksShell scriptsGrafanaNode-REDHome AssistantDocker

TECHNICAL DETAILS

LEARNING CURVE
MODERATE — FEW HOURS
API

REST

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DOSSIER

LAST VERIFIED MAR 23, 2026

PRICING MODEL

BEST FOR

Self-hosting enthusiasts and privacy-focused individualsDevelopers and system administrators

FEATURES

FINAL ASSESSMENT

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