# Courier vs Novu (slim)

> Novu has a score of 77.4 (BB) against Courier's 70.5 (BB). Both do notify push. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 16 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Novu has a score of 77.4 (BB) against Courier's 70.5 (BB). Both do notify push. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 16 points.

- Courier: BB 70.5, rank #96 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/courier.min.md
- Novu: BB 77.4, rank #19 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/novu.min.md
- Pick Courier for nothing in particular. Pick Novu for schema & documentation (+8), agent ergonomics (+16), security & auth (+7), payments & pricing (+5), maintenance & community (+6), transparency & trust (+5).

| Category | Courier | Novu |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 92 | 93 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 92 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 68 | 84 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 56 | 63 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 92 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 65 | 70 |