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novu vs macro-tasks
novu has 40,002 GitHub stars, 4,494 forks, 105 open issues and last shipped yesterday. macro-tasks has 4,345 stars, 416 forks, 100 open issues and last shipped yesterday. novu leads on adoption by 821% (40,002 vs 4,345 stars). novu is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; macro-tasks is written in Rust under AGPL-3.0. novu has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, macro-tasks 10%. macro-tasks was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (email), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | macro-tasks | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 40K | ★ 4.3K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.5K | ⑂ 416 |
| 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 macro-tasks if
- You want the macro-tasks feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and macro-tasks 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 macro-tasks
Macro is an open source unified workspace named macro tasks, built in Rust and SolidJS under AGPL 3.0. It brings email, messages, docs, tasks, canvas, agents, calls, files, pull requests, and CRM into one web interface. The project lives in the Rust and SolidJS web ecosystem, with GitHub topics such as agent, ai, mcp, messaging, notes, notion, crm, email, and linear.
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Is novu or macro-tasks more popular?
novu has 40,002 GitHub stars and macro-tasks has 4,345. novu has the larger community by that measure.
Are novu and macro-tasks free?
Both are open source. novu has no licence declared in this registry, and macro-tasks is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between novu and macro-tasks?
novu is written in TypeScript and macro-tasks in Rust. 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 macro-tasks?
Choose novu if you want the larger community (40,002 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose macro-tasks if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.