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novu vs macro-tasks
novu has 40,249 GitHub stars, 4,522 forks, 105 open issues and last shipped yesterday. macro-tasks has 6,083 stars, 566 forks, 100 open issues and last shipped yesterday. novu leads on adoption by 562% (40,249 vs 6,083 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 9%. 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 | ★ 6.1K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.5K | ⑂ 566 |
| 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
The open source communication infrastructure for agents and products One API and one unified conversation model to connect your products and your agents to every channel your users live on — Inbox, Email, SMS, Push, Chat, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, and more. Learn More » Report a bug · Docs · Website · Join our Discord · Changelog · Roadmap · X · Contact us Software is becoming more conversational, and user expectations are rising with it. People no longer want static, irrelevant notifications they glance at and forget, they want to engage, ask questions, and go deeper. Instead of a one way report dropped…
About macro-tasks
Sign up · Docs · Book demo · Website · Feature requests · Contribute · Hiring Macro is the all in one workspace for you and your team. It unifies email + messages + docs + tasks + agents + CRM into a single fast interface with shared team level memory. Everything in your workspace is @linked and searchable so your team (and your agents) never have to switch tools. Why Macro We built Macro because we wanted a single operating system for our startup. There are many good software products, and we used them all — Slack, Linear, Notion, HubSpot, and Superhuman — but they don't work together as one system. As we…
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Frequently asked questions
Is novu or macro-tasks more popular?
novu has 40,249 GitHub stars and macro-tasks has 6,083. 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 (40,249 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.