{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "knock", "name": "Knock", "vendor": "Knock", "vendorUrl": "https://knock.app", "kind": "http-api", "category": "notifications", "summary": "Notification workflow API.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/knock", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/knock.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/knock.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/knock.json", "repo": "https://github.com/knocklabs/knock-node", "license": "Apache-2.0 (Node SDK)", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.knock.app/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@knocklabs/node" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "knockapi" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Secret API key per environment as a Bearer token for server calls, and a public key plus signed user tokens for client feeds. The hosted MCP signs in with OAuth or takes a service token (`knock_st_...`) as a Bearer credential for headless use.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Developer plan free with 10,000 messages a month, 500 guide active users and 500 AI agent credits. Starter $250 a month with 50,000 messages prepaid, then $0.005 a message, 2,500 guide active users ($0.05 each after) and 2,000 agent credits ($0.01 each after). Enterprise is priced by volume or by notified users. A message is one delivery to one user on one channel, and bounced or failed messages aren't billed. No setup fee, billed monthly in arrears (https://knock.app/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$250 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 50, "npmWeekly": 926382, "pypiWeekly": 233669, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.knock.app", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.knock.app/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.knock.app/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "notify.push", "notify.in-app", "notify.multichannel", "notify.preferences", "notify.digest" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "python", "webhooks", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-29", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 66.8, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 155, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 86, "payments": 40, "reliability": 58, "schema": 88, "security": 71, "transparency": 63 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Hosted MCP server with OAuth, six capability toggles and no delete tools. Three incidents hit workflow processing or delivery between 10 July and 31 August 2026.", "strengths": [ "Hosted MCP server with OAuth, six capability toggles and no delete tools", "Idempotency keys on trigger for 24 hours, plus cancellation keys for delayed runs", "Rate limits published in five tiers from 1 to 1,000 requests a second", "Audit logs attribute management API changes to the service token that made them", "Free plan with 10,000 messages a month and no card" ], "weaknesses": [ "Three incidents hit workflow processing or delivery between 10 July and 31 August 2026", "No SLA, Retry-After header or backoff guidance found", "Service tokens carry the creator's full privileges with no expiry, and skip MCP consent", "Starter jumps from free to $250 a month", "Email, SMS and push go through providers you configure and pay for separately" ], "agentNotes": [ "Create the workflow in the dashboard or through the MCP server before you trigger it. Triggers reference it by key", "Send an `Idempotency-Key` on every trigger. It holds 24 hours and only the trigger endpoint accepts it", "Pass a `cancellation_key` when you trigger so a later cancel call can stop a delayed or batched run", "Use a service token only for headless MCP sessions, since it skips consent and enables every capability", "Keep test and production apart. Rate limits and keys are scoped to an environment" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 66.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 86, "payments": 40, "reliability": 58, "schema": 88, "security": 71, "transparency": 39 }, "provenanceScore": 86 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.knock.app/v1/workflows/new-comment/trigger \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $KNOCK_SECRET_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"recipients\":[\"user_123\"],\"data\":{\"message\":\"Build finished\"}}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http knock https://mcp.knock.app/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "knock": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${KNOCK_SERVICE_TOKEN}" }, "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.knock.app/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/notify.push", "tool": "https://letme.dev/knock" }, "area": "everyday", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Starter", "unit": "month", "usd": 250, "note": "50,000 messages included" }, { "item": "Starter overage", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.005 }, { "item": "AI agent credit overage", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.01 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Knock Labs, Inc.", "domain": "knock.app", "domainRegistered": "2020-08-28", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://knock.app/terms", "privacy": "https://knock.app/legal/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.knock.app", "changelog": "https://knock.app/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "Terms are governed by New York law. A separate data processing addendum is published at knock.app/legal/data-processing-addendum.", "The status page tracks the in-dashboard agent as its own component." ], "score": 86 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/knock.json", "live": { "slug": "knock", "probe": { "target": "https://api.knock.app/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:57:22.245336367Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 295, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 293, "p95ms24h": 344, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 911, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 109, "ok": 109 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 11, "ok": 11 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.knock.app", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T00:53:54.971655002Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "knocklabs/knock-node", "version": "v1.36.0", "released": "2026-09-30", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:30:56.82123424Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@knocklabs/node", "version": "1.36.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:30:55.666092589Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "knockapi", "version": "1.31.0", "released": "2026-09-30", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:30:56.630401563Z" } ], "githubStars": 50, "npmWeekly": 949598, "pypiWeekly": 224519, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://knock.app/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:50.36077856Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.knock.app/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:55.693090609Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "knock.app", "registered": "2020-08-28", "source": "https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap/domain/knock.app", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:04:01.050922733Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://knock.app/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:14.239300597Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "5fea3b2edd33" }, { "url": "https://knock.app/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:18.436788381Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "fd0ac3be243e" }, { "url": "https://knock.app/legal/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:16.503972023Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "b126a2e6a38d" }, { "url": "https://knock.app/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:20.266105197Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6e48468a84af" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:57:22.245336367Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "pushover", "name": "Pushover", "vendor": "Pushover", "vendorUrl": "https://pushover.net", "kind": "http-api", "category": "notifications", "summary": "Push notification service for your own phone, tablet or desktop.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pushover", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pushover.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pushover.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pushover.json", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "An application token and a user or group key, both 30 characters, sent as the `token` and `user` parameters in the request body rather than a header.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Receiving needs the Pushover app, free for 30 days and then $4.99 once per platform (iOS, Android, desktop). Pushover for Teams is $5 per user a month. Sending is free up to 10,000 messages a month per account (25,000 for a team), shared across all of an account's applications since 2026-05-01. Capacity upgrades exist but their price isn't on the pricing page (https://pushover.net/pricing, https://support.pushover.net/i12-message-size-and-frequency-limitations, https://blog.pushover.net/posts/2026/4/app-limits).", "priceSummary": "$5 / seat-mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://pushover.net/api", "capabilities": [ "notify.push" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-06-23", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 53.3, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 334, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 7, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 20, "payments": 30, "reliability": 62, "schema": 50, "security": 52, "transparency": 89 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "One POST with three required fields, form or JSON. Recipients need the app, $4.99 per platform after a 30-day trial.", "strengths": [ "One POST with three required fields, form or JSON", "Emergency priority repeats until acknowledged, up to 3 hours, with pollable receipts", "Every response reports the remaining monthly quota in `X-Limit-App-*` headers", "Messages deleted from the servers once delivery is verified, and nine processors named", "10,000 free messages a month, 25,000 on Teams" ], "weaknesses": [ "Recipients need the app, $4.99 per platform after a 30-day trial", "No idempotency key, so a retry after a timeout can send twice", "No OpenAPI spec, llms.txt, official SDK or MCP server", "No product change since the 23 June 2026 GitHub endpoint deprecation", "At most 2 concurrent connections to the API" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use priority 2 with `retry` (30 or more) and `expire` (10,800 or less) when a person must act, then poll the receipt", "Don't retry a 4xx. Fix the parameter named in `errors`. Wait at least 5 seconds before retrying a 5xx", "Read `X-Limit-App-Remaining` before a batch. Over the monthly quota every send returns 429", "Keep messages to 1,024 characters and titles to 250", "Send to a group key to reach several people in one call. Each person still counts against the quota" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 53.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 20, "payments": 30, "reliability": 62, "schema": 50, "security": 52, "transparency": 77 }, "provenanceScore": 100 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -s https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json \\\n --form-string \"token=$PUSHOVER_APP_TOKEN\" --form-string \"user=$PUSHOVER_USER_KEY\" \\\n --form-string \"title=Build finished\" --form-string \"message=All tests passed\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/notify.push", "tool": "https://letme.dev/pushover" }, "area": "everyday", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pushover for Teams", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 5 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Pushover, LLC", "domain": "pushover.net", "domainRegistered": "2005-01-02", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://pushover.net/terms", "privacy": "https://pushover.net/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.pushover.net", "changelog": "https://blog.pushover.net", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "The terms give no address and point to US law.", "Product changes are announced on the blog. The 2026-06-23 post deprecates the GitHub notification endpoint in favour of webhooks." ], "score": 100 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pushover.json", "live": { "slug": "pushover", "probe": { "target": "https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:57:26.543593369Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 400, "lastMs": 132, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 174, "p95ms24h": 231, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 911, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 109, "ok": 109 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 11, "ok": 11 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.pushover.net", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:24.763378215Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://pushover.net/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2038-01-19T03:14:08.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:59.302964153Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "pushover.net", "registered": "2005-01-02", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/net/v1/domain/pushover.net", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:13.137695898Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://blog.pushover.net", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:35.823122708Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1c780b34fb64" }, { "url": "https://pushover.net/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:09.214033855Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6b0b637534bf" }, { "url": "https://pushover.net/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:11.330682251Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "0642611ad7b6" }, { "url": "https://pushover.net/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:13.330043972Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "87db56879b09" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:57:26.543593369Z" } }, "summary": "Knock has a score of 66.8 (B) against Pushover's 53.3 (D). Both do notify push. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 66 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/knock-vs-pushover", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/knock-vs-pushover.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/knock-vs-pushover.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/knock-vs-pushover.min.md" }, "markdown": "Knock has a score of 66.8 (B) against Pushover's 53.3 (D). Both do notify push. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 66 points.\n\n- Knock: grade B, 66.8/100, rank #155 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/knock.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/knock.json\n- Pushover: grade D, 53.3/100, rank #334 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pushover.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pushover.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Knock for schema \u0026 documentation (+38), security \u0026 auth (+19), payments \u0026 pricing (+10), maintenance \u0026 community (+66).\n\nPick Pushover for transparency \u0026 trust (+26).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Knock | Pushover | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 58 | 62 | Pushover +4 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 88 | 50 | Knock +38 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 64 | 64 | even |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 71 | 52 | Knock +19 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 30 | Knock +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 86 | 20 | Knock +66 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 89 | Pushover +26 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **66.8 · B** | **53.3 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Knock | Pushover |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Knock | Pushover |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.knock.app/v1` | `https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 (Node SDK) | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-06-23 |\n| Popularity | 50 stars, 926k npm/wk, 234k PyPI/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Knock.** Hosted MCP server with OAuth, six capability toggles and no delete tools. Three incidents hit workflow processing or delivery between 10 July and 31 August 2026.\n\n**Pushover.** One POST with three required fields, form or JSON. Recipients need the app, $4.99 per platform after a 30-day trial.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Knock\n\n1. Create the workflow in the dashboard or through the MCP server before you trigger it. Triggers reference it by key\n2. Send an `Idempotency-Key` on every trigger. It holds 24 hours and only the trigger endpoint accepts it\n3. Pass a `cancellation_key` when you trigger so a later cancel call can stop a delayed or batched run\n4. Use a service token only for headless MCP sessions, since it skips consent and enables every capability\n5. Keep test and production apart. Rate limits and keys are scoped to an environment\n\n### Pushover\n\n1. Use priority 2 with `retry` (30 or more) and `expire` (10,800 or less) when a person must act, then poll the receipt\n2. Don't retry a 4xx. Fix the parameter named in `errors`. Wait at least 5 seconds before retrying a 5xx\n3. Read `X-Limit-App-Remaining` before a batch. Over the monthly quota every send returns 429\n4. Keep messages to 1,024 characters and titles to 250\n5. Send to a group key to reach several people in one call. Each person still counts against the quota\n\n## Other comparisons with Knock or Pushover\n\n- [Courier vs Knock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/courier-vs-knock.md)\n- [Courier vs Pushover](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/courier-vs-pushover.md)\n- [Knock vs Novu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/knock-vs-novu.md)\n- [Knock vs ntfy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/knock-vs-ntfy.md)\n- [Knock vs OneSignal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/knock-vs-onesignal.md)\n- [Knock vs SuprSend](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/knock-vs-suprsend.md)\n- [Novu vs Pushover](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/novu-vs-pushover.md)\n- [ntfy vs Pushover](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ntfy-vs-pushover.md)\n- [OneSignal vs Pushover](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/onesignal-vs-pushover.md)\n- [Pushover vs SuprSend](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pushover-vs-suprsend.md)\n", "meta": { "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)", "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/", "generatedAt": "2026-10-05", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/", "methodology": "0.3", "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json", "preview": false, "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run" }, "page": { "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Home", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/" }, { "name": "Compare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/" }, { "name": "Knock vs Pushover", "url": "" } ], "description": "Knock has a score of 66.8 (B) against Pushover's 53.3 (D). 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