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Conductor OSS vs Novu

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted automation & workflows options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CO Conductor OSS Microservices and workflow orchestration engine VS NO Novu Open-source notification infrastructure for developers
FeatureConductor OSSNovu
CategoryAutomation & WorkflowsAutomation & Workflows
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageJavaTypeScript
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM2,048 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, bare-metaldocker, kubernetes
GitHub stars★ 32,066★ 39,466
First released20162021
ReplacesAWS Step Functions, CamundaCourier, Knock

Why pick each one

Choose Conductor OSS if…

  • Battle-tested at scale
  • Language-agnostic workers
Conductor OSS details

Choose Novu if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 39.5k GitHub stars
Novu details

Frequently asked questions

Is Conductor OSS or Novu better?

Novu is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler medium setup. Consider Conductor OSS if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Conductor OSS and Novu free and open-source?

Yes. Conductor OSS is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Novu under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Conductor OSS and Novu with Docker?

Conductor OSS: yes. Novu: yes.

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