Free, open-source alternatives to Pushover
Push notifications to your phone from scripts and apps. 4 apps you can run yourself instead of Pushover, sorted by how well they replace it. Each one is open source, so your data stays with you.
ntfyBest match
Push notifications to phone or desktop using HTTP PUT/POST, with Android app, CLI and web app, similar to Pushover and Gotify.
Gotify
Notification server with Android and CLI clients (alternative to PushBullet).
Apprise
Apprise allows you to send a notification to almost all of the most popular notification services available to us today such as: Telegram, Discord, Slack, Amazon SNS, Gotify, etc.
PushBits
Notification server for relaying push notifications via Matrix, similar to PushBullet and Gotify.
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Why replace Pushover?
Pushover works, but your data lives in someone else's account, the price can change at any time, and features can disappear. An open-source app you run yourself is yours: you choose where it runs, who can see the data, and when to update.
Questions
What is the best free alternative to Pushover?
ntfy is the closest open-source replacement for Pushover in our list. Gotify and Apprise are worth a look too, depending on what you need.
Can I self-host an alternative to Pushover?
Yes. All 4 apps on this page are open source and can run on your own server, usually with Docker, or on a managed host that installs them for you.