# Expo Push Notifications vs Novu (slim)

> Novu scores 64.2 (B) to Expo Push Notifications's 58.8 (C) for push notifications. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Novu scores 64.2 (B) on agent readiness against Expo Push Notifications's 58.8 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do push notifications.

- Expo Push Notifications: C 58.8, rank #571 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/expo-push-notifications.min.md
- Novu: B 64.2, rank #358 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/novu.min.md
- Expo Push Notifications, good for An agent that must push to an app already built with Expo, at no cost and with one call for both platforms. Also No incidents deducted, where Novu loses 13 points for them.
- Novu, good for A team that wants multi-channel user notifications with an Inbox component and the option to self-host. Ahead on Reliability, 93 against 65; Schema & documentation, 92 against 60; Agent ergonomics, 84 against 63; Security & auth, 64 against 48; Maintenance & community, 92 against 74. Also Open source.

| Category | Expo Push Notifications | Novu |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 93 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 60 | 92 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 84 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 48 | 64 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 74 | 92 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Expo Push Notifications | Novu |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Expo | Novu |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://exp.host/--/api/v2/push/send` | `https://api.novu.co/v1` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Expo's terms of service. The Node.js server SDK is MIT | MIT (core), commercial licence for the enterprise directories |
| Tools exposed | none | 30 |
| Last release | 2026-08-24 | 2026-09-28 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-05-29 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-10-21 | no date given |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 1k stars, 1.3M npm/wk | 40k stars, 135k npm/wk, 25k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.4/5 (8) |