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Automation Tool

Gotify

A self-hosted server for sending yourself push notifications.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web, Android

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What is Gotify?

Gotify is a simple server for sending and receiving messages. Scripts and apps send notifications through its REST API, and you read them live in the web interface or the Android app. It can manage users, clients and applications, supports plugins and has a command-line tool for sending messages.

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Pros: what Gotify does well

  • Send alerts from any script with one request
  • Live messages in the web page and Android app
  • No third-party service needed

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs a server of your own
  • Apps are available for Android only

Who Gotify is for

People who want their scripts and home server to notify them without a paid service.

Who can skip it

Anyone who needs an iPhone app.

Gotify alternatives

Not sold on Gotify? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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ntfy

Shares push notifications and alerts with Gotify. Freemium (Gotify: Free). Adds iOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Gotify: 4.5).

Automation ToolFree planWeb, iOS
4.6Visit

OpenWA

Focus: whatsapp, api and messaging. Shares self-hosted and open source with Gotify. A web app, not an automation tool. Adds Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit

Uptime Kuma

Focus: monitoring, uptime and status page. Shares alerts and open source with Gotify. A web app, not an automation tool. Rated 4.7 (Gotify: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.7Visit

changedetection.io

Focus: website monitoring, change alerts and price tracking. Shares self-hosted and open source with Gotify. A web app, not an automation tool. Rated 4.6 (Gotify: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Healthchecks

Focus: cron, monitoring and scheduled jobs. Shares alerts and open source with Gotify. A web app, not an automation tool. Rated 4.6 (Gotify: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

ConvertX

Focus: file converter and documents. Shares self-hosted and open source with Gotify. A web app, not an automation tool. Adds Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to Gotify

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

WeasyPrint

Focus: pdf, html to pdf and invoices. Shares open source and github with Gotify. Same 4.5 rating.

Automation ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.5Visit

Aurora

Focus: sre, incident management and root cause analysis. Shares open source with Gotify. An AI tool, not an automation tool. Rated 4.4 (Gotify: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit

Huginn

Focus: agents, web monitoring and zapier alternative. Shares self-hosted and open source with Gotify. Adds Linux. Rated 4.3 (Gotify: 4.5).

Automation ToolFreeCross-Platform, Linux
4.3Visit

OpenAdapt

Focus: workflow automation, ai agents and rpa. Shares open source and github with Gotify. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.3 (Gotify: 4.5).

Automation ToolFreeWindows, macOS
4.3Visit

chezmoi

Focus: dotfiles, config management and command line. Shares open source and github with Gotify. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Gotify: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
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