Novu

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Multi-channel notification infrastructure for applications

Novu takes the notification logic that usually ends up scattered across a codebase - which channel, which template, which quiet hours, which digest window - and puts it behind one API and one workflow editor.

The embeddable inbox component is the part teams tend to adopt first, because building a good notification centre in-app is a week of work that nobody budgets for.

Decisive facts

One API across email, SMS, push, chat, and in-app channels
Visual workflow editor with digests, delays, and conditions
Embeddable inbox component with read state and preferences
Per-user channel preferences and quiet hours
Provider agnostic: bring your own email or SMS vendor

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