Hoppscotchhoppscotch/hoppscotch
Open-source API development ecosystemPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsWebDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 81kMITcommit 3 days agolive demo89worth
Open-source alternatives to Novu
24 projects in the catalog share a category with Novu (API tools). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 6 run with Docker, 21 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novu (this project) | Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 40k | |
| Hoppscotch | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | MIT | 81k | |
| Hyperswitch | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 45k | |
| Hasura | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 32k | |
| Apache APISIX | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 17k | |
| Kong Gateway | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 44k | |
| Axios | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 109k | |
| CCXT | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 44k | |
| gRPC | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 45k | |
| FastAPI | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 103k | |
| curl | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 43k | |
| tRPC | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 41k | |
| Insomnia | Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 40k | |
| Requests | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 54k | |
| Protocol Buffers | Library / SDK | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 72k | |
| Apache Dubbo | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 42k | |
| Bruno | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | MIT | 47k | |
| Alamofire | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 42k | |
| WxJava | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 33k | |
| Retrofit | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 44k | |
| OkHttp | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 47k | |
| Socket.IO | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 63k | |
| React Email | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 20k | |
| daily.dev | Web, Extension / plugin | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 20k | |
| Gitea | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 58k |
Self-hosted Docker apps (6)
Hyperswitchjuspay/hyperswitch
Open-source payments switchEnterpriseAPI toolsDocker / self-host★ 45kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago83worth
Hasurahasura/graphql-engine
Instant GraphQL APIs on your dataEnterpriseDatabases & backendsAPI toolsDocker / self-host★ 32kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago82worth
Apache APISIXapache/apisix
Cloud-native API and AI gatewayEnterpriseAPI toolsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 17kApache-2.0commit 5 days ago80worth
Kong GatewayKong/kong
API and AI gatewayEnterpriseAPI toolsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 44kApache-2.0commit 5 days ago79worth
Giteago-gitea/gitea
Painless self-hosted Git servicePersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsInfra & DevOpsWebDocker / self-host★ 58kMITcommit 13 hours ago89worth
Web apps (1)
daily.devdailydotdev/daily
Personalized developer news feedPersonalDeveloper toolsCommunicationWebExtension / plugin★ 20kAGPL-3.0commit 3 weeks ago64worth
Desktop apps (2)
InsomniaKong/insomnia
Cross-platform API clientPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsDesktop★ 40kApache-2.0commit 4 days ago82worth
Brunousebruno/bruno
Offline-first API client that stores collections in GitPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsDesktopCLI★ 47kMITcommit 2 days ago79worth
Command-line tools (1)
curlcurl/curl
Transfer data with URLsPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsCLILibrary / SDK★ 43kcommit 17 hours ago83worth
Libraries & SDKs (14)
Axiosaxios/axios
Promise-based HTTP client for browser and Node.jsPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 109kMITcommit 20 hours ago86worth
CCXTccxt/ccxt
Unified API for 100+ crypto exchangesPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsData & analyticsLibrary / SDK★ 44kMITcommit yesterday85worth
gRPCgrpc/grpc
High-performance RPC frameworkEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 45kApache-2.0commit 15 hours ago84worth
FastAPIfastapi/fastapi
Fast Python framework for building APIsPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 103kMITcommit yesterday83worth
tRPCtrpc/trpc
End-to-end typesafe APIsPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 41kMITcommit 2 days ago82worth
Requestspsf/requests
HTTP for humans in PythonPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 54kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago81worth
Protocol Buffersprotocolbuffers/protobuf
Google's data interchange formatEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 72kcommit 15 hours ago80worth
Apache Dubboapache/dubbo
RPC and microservice framework for JavaEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 42kApache-2.0commit last week80worth
AlamofireAlamofire/Alamofire
HTTP networking in SwiftPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 42kMITcommit 3 weeks ago77worth
WxJavabinarywang/WxJava
Java SDK for WeChat developmentEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 33kApache-2.0commit last week72worth
Retrofitlysine-dev/retrofit
Type-safe HTTP client for Android and the JVMPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 44kApache-2.0commit 23 hours ago71worth
OkHttplysine-dev/okhttp
HTTP client for the JVM and AndroidPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 47kApache-2.0commit 12 hours ago70worth
Socket.IOsocketio/socket.io
Realtime bidirectional communicationPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksCommunicationLibrary / SDK★ 63kMITcommit 4 days ago84worth
React Emailresend/react-email
Build emails with ReactPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksCommunicationLibrary / SDK★ 20kMITcommit yesterday79worth