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novu vs crm
novu has 40,002 GitHub stars, 4,494 forks, 105 open issues and last shipped yesterday. crm has 10,577 stars, 1,458 forks, 34 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. novu leads on adoption by 278% (40,002 vs 10,577 stars). novu is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; crm is written in TypeScript under MIT. novu has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, crm 14%. novu was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| novu | crm | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 40K | ★ 11K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.5K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick novu if
- You weight community size — 40K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick crm if
- You want the crm feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and crm fits your workflow better
About novu
Novu is an open source communication infrastructure platform for building and managing multi channel notifications in products and connecting them to AI agents. It lives in the Node.js/TypeScript ecosystem and targets developers who need to send and receive messages across email, SMS, push, in app inbox, chat, and collaboration tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams.
About crm
Comp AI CRM is an open source, TypeScript, MIT licensed CRM designed for AI agents. It lives in the open source CRM ecosystem, where the agent is not a feature bolted onto a form but the main worker that keeps notes in the CRM.
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Is novu or crm more popular?
novu has 40,002 GitHub stars and crm has 10,577. novu has the larger community by that measure.
Are novu and crm free?
Both are open source. novu has no licence declared in this registry, and crm is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between novu and crm?
novu is written in TypeScript and crm in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, novu or crm?
Choose novu if you want the larger community (40,002 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose crm if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.