Gotify
Focus: push notifications and self-hosted. Shares alerts and scripts with Apprise. Adds Web and Android. Rated 4.5 (Apprise: 4.6).
Automation ToolFreeWeb, Android
4.5Visit
Automation Tool
Apprise
Send one message to almost any notification service.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
Cross-Platform
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What is Apprise?
Apprise is a notification tool and Python library with a simple, common syntax for sending messages to popular services such as Telegram, Discord, Slack and Gotify. Its README says it also ships with a command-line tool, and it is installed with pip.
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Pros: what Apprise does well
- One command to alert many services
- Works from the command line
- Supports images and attachments where the service accepts them
Cons: where it falls short
- Needs a little setup for each service
- Aimed at people comfortable with scripts
Who Apprise is for
Anyone who wants scripts and jobs to ping them on their favourite app.
Who can skip it
People who only need notifications from one app.
Apprise alternatives
Not sold on Apprise? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
ntfy
Focus: push notifications and self-hosted. Shares alerts and open source with Apprise. Freemium (Apprise: Free). Adds Web, iOS and Android. Same 4.6 rating.
Automation ToolFree planWeb, iOS
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chezmoi
Focus: dotfiles and config management. Shares command line and open source with Apprise. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Apprise: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
iTerm2
Focus: terminal, mac and tmux. Shares command line and open source with Apprise. A Mac app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS. Rated 4.7 (Apprise: 4.6).
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit
jq
Focus: json, data and filter. Shares command line and open source with Apprise. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Apprise: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
OCRmyPDF
Focus: ocr and scanned pdf. Shares command line and open source with Apprise. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Apprise: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
Free alternatives to Apprise
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
rclone
Focus: cloud sync, backup and file transfer. Shares command line and open source with Apprise. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Apprise: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit
Uptime Kuma
Focus: monitoring, uptime and status page. Shares alerts and open source with Apprise. A web app, not an automation tool. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Apprise: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.7Visit
direnv
Focus: environment variables, shell and projects. Shares command line and open source with Apprise. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit
fish shell
Focus: terminal, shell and autocomplete. Shares command line and open source with Apprise. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit
Gum
Focus: shell scripts and terminal ui. Shares command line and open source with Apprise. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit
Healthchecks
Focus: cron, monitoring and scheduled jobs. Shares alerts and open source with Apprise. A web app, not an automation tool. Adds Web. Same 4.6 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit
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