#34 in Collaboration & CommunicationUpdated 2026-08

ntfy

by Ntfy · HTTP pub-sub push notifications to phone, desktop and web

43 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

ntfy is an HTTP-based pub-sub notification service. You publish a message to a topic with a PUT or POST request, and subscribe from the Android, iOS or web app to receive it as a push notification. Topics are created on the fly, and messages can carry priorities, tags, action buttons and file attachments. The server can also be self-hosted.

Best for: Developers and sysadmins sending push alerts to phone or desktop from scripts, cron jobs and APIs
Pricing: Free to use without sign-up, then Supporter $6/month ($5 billed annually), Pro $12/month ($10) and Business $25/month ($20)
Runs on: WebiOSAndroidSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Publish a notification with a single HTTP PUT or POST
Open source, dual-licensed Apache 2.0 and GPLv2, self-hostable
Free to use on the hosted server without sign-up
Android, iOS and web apps; priorities, tags and attachments

Trade-offs

Without sign-up, the topic name is the only secret protecting it
Reserving topic names requires a paid plan, from $6/month
Daily message, email and phone-call caps apply on every paid plan
Chat support only on the $25/month Business plan

Pricing

Published plans from ntfy’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

ntfy pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Supporter	$6	$5	2,500 daily messages 3 reserved topics, 3 phone calls 50 daily emails 25 MB per attachment
Pro	$12	$10	20k daily messages 10 reserved topics, 20 phone calls 250 daily emails 250 MB per attachment, email support
Business	$25	$20	50k daily messages 50 reserved topics, 50 phone calls 500 daily emails 1 GB per attachment, email and chat support

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 35 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 38 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 45 out of 100
Operational trust: 25 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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