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Comparison

Courier vs Novu

On the evidence we track, Novu leads this comparison with a composite score of 85/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Courier67
★Novu85
Score
vioscaleAI score
Courier67 / 100medium · 70%
Novu85 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Courier✓
Novu✓
Model
Courierfreemium
Novufreemium
Price level
Courierlow
Novumid
Starting price
Courier–
Novu$30
Transparent
Courier✓
Novu✓
Integrations
Count
Courier27
Novu88
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Courier✓
Novu✓
Gdpr
Courier✓
Novu✓
Hipaa
Courier✓
Novu✓
Iso27001
Courier–
Novu✓
Pci
Courier✓
Novu–
Soc2
Courier✓
Novu✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Courier–
Novu99.9
Status page
Courier✓
Novu✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Courier6 items
Novu7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for communication apis. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Channels
SMS
Courier✓
Novu✓
Voice
Courier✗
Novu✗
WhatsApp
Courier✓
Novu✓
RCS
Courier✗
Novu✗
Transactional email
Courier✓
Novu✓
Video / real-time
Courier✗
Novu✗
In-app chat
Courier✓
Novu✓
Verify / OTP / 2FA
Courier✗
Novu✓
Messaging
Two-way messaging
Courier✗
Novu✓
Reach
Geographic coverage
CourierGlobal
NovuGlobal
Delivery
Email deliverability tools
Courier✓
Novu✓
Commercial
Published per-unit pricing
Courier✗
Novu✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Courier

A notification platform that consolidates email, SMS, push, and chat delivery across multiple third-party providers, offering centralized routing, templating, automatic failover, and in-app notifications through one API.

Independently observed

Novu

Leader

Infrastructure that allows developers to dispatch notifications through email, SMS, push, in-app, and chat, while also enabling AI agents to have two-way conversations with users on channels like Slack, WhatsApp, and Teams.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Courier

from $0.01/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10,000 sends/month, then $0.005 per send. No per-seat or channel fees.

  • DeveloperFree
    • 10,000 sends per month
    • Journeys & broadcasts
    • MCP server, CLI, & SDKs
    • SSO via Google, Github
    • Email support
  • Business$0.005 per send
    • All Developer features
    • Pay-as-you-go pricing
    • AI Translations
    • AI Agent node
    • Email & chat support
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Business features
    • Volume pricing
    • Dedicated Slack channel
    • Observability integrations
    • Role-based access control
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Novu

Leader
from $30/moHybridFree tier

From $30/month (Pro). Free tier available. Team plan at $250/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

  • FreeFree
    • All channels: Email, In-app, SMS, Chat, Push
    • US + EU data residency
    • Up to 20 workflows
    • 2 environments (Dev + Prod)
    • 24-hour activity feed retention
  • ProFrom $30/month, plus $1.20 per 1K additional workflow runs
    • Everything in Free, plus:
    • 30,000+ workflow runs / month
    • 7-day activity feed retention
    • Remove Novu branding
    • Advanced email editor (blocks, layouts)
    • +1 more
  • Team$250/month
    • Everything in Pro, plus:
    • 250,000+ workflow runs / month
    • Up to 10 environments (Staging, QA, Pre-prod…)
    • 90-day activity feed retention
    • Unlimited team members
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Team, plus:
    • 10M+ workflow runs / month (custom volume tiers)
    • Unlimited environments
    • Custom retention policies (feed, audit, logs)
    • Custom delay & digest windows
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Courier✓
Novu✓
iOS
Courier✓
Novu✗
Android
Courier✓
Novu✗
CLI
Courier✓
Novu✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Courier✓
Novu✓
Self-hosted
Courier✗
Novu✓
Hybrid
Courier✗
Novu✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (9)
  • Postmark
  • Mailgun
  • SendGrid
  • AWS SNS
  • SMSCentral
  • Twilio
  • Vonage
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams

Courier

27 total - 18 not shared
  • Amply
  • AWS SES
  • Gmail
  • MailerSend
  • Mailchimp
  • SMTP
  • Azure SMS
  • MessageMedia
  • Apple Push Notifications
  • Firebase
  • Google FCM
  • StreamChat
  • WhatsApp
  • Segment
  • Datadog
  • Okta
  • Courier
  • Webhook
Independently observed

Novu

Leader
46 total - 37 not shared
  • Amazon SES
  • Resend
  • Brevo
  • Mailjet
  • Braze
  • Infobip
  • Plivo
  • SMS77
  • Telnyx
  • Termii
  • Gupshup
  • Firebase Cloud Messaging
  • Apple Push Notification
  • Expo Push
  • OneSignal
  • Pushpad
  • Pusher Beams
  • App.io
  • Discord
  • Mattermost
  • WhatsApp Business
  • Zulip
  • Webex Messaging
  • Ryver
  • +13 more
Independently observed
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