{"id":3111,"date":"2026-10-29T10:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T05:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/?p=3111"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T05:25:08","slug":"best-self-hosted-push-notification-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-self-hosted-push-notification-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Self-Hosted Push Notification Software in 2026 (5 Picks)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The best self-hosted push notification software for most websites is a paid panel such as LaraPush, because it gives you a full marketing dashboard on your own server for a one-time price.<\/strong> WordPress sites on a zero budget can try Perfecty Push. Developers can build on the open-source web-push libraries, while ntfy and Gorush suit personal alerts and mobile apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When people search for the best self hosted push notification tool, they usually get lists of SaaS vendors with a &#8220;self-hosted&#8221; label slapped on. So I narrowed this list to software you can actually install and run yourself. Then I grouped it by job, because a website marketing panel and a phone alert server solve very different problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-self-hosted-push-notification-software\/#What_is_the_best_self-hosted_push_notification_software\" title=\"What is the best self-hosted push notification software?\">What is the best self-hosted push notification software?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-self-hosted-push-notification-software\/#How_did_I_choose_these_self-hosted_tools\" title=\"How did I choose these self-hosted tools?\">How did I choose these self-hosted tools?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-self-hosted-push-notification-software\/#1_LaraPush_best_self-hosted_push_panel_for_websites\" title=\"1. LaraPush: best self-hosted push panel for websites\">1. LaraPush: best self-hosted push panel for websites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-self-hosted-push-notification-software\/#2_Perfecty_Push_best_free_option_for_WordPress\" title=\"2. Perfecty Push: best free option for WordPress\">2. Perfecty Push: best free option for WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-self-hosted-push-notification-software\/#3_web-push_libraries_best_for_developers_who_want_to_build\" title=\"3. web-push libraries: best for developers who want to build\">3. web-push libraries: best for developers who want to build<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-self-hosted-push-notification-software\/#4_ntfy_best_for_alerts_to_your_own_devices\" title=\"4. ntfy: best for alerts to your own devices\">4. ntfy: best for alerts to your own devices<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-self-hosted-push-notification-software\/#5_Gorush_best_for_your_own_mobile_app_backend\" title=\"5. Gorush: best for your own mobile app backend\">5. Gorush: best for your own mobile app backend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-self-hosted-push-notification-software\/#Which_self-hosted_push_tool_should_you_pick\" title=\"Which self-hosted push tool should you pick?\">Which self-hosted push tool should you pick?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-self-hosted-push-notification-software\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" title=\"Frequently asked questions\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_self-hosted_push_notification_software\"><\/span>What is the best self-hosted push notification software?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The best self-hosted push notification software depends on what you&#8217;re sending and who&#8217;s sending it. Here&#8217;s the short version as of October 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Tool<\/th><th>Best for<\/th><th>Licence \/ price<\/th><th>Web push to site visitors?<\/th><th>Marketing dashboard?<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>LaraPush<\/td><td>Websites and publishers that want a full panel<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/pricing\/\">From $499 one-time<\/a> (excl. tax)<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Perfecty Push<\/td><td>Small WordPress sites on zero budget<\/td><td>Free, open source<\/td><td>Yes (no Safari\/iOS per its page)<\/td><td>Basic, inside WordPress<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>web-push libraries<\/td><td>Developers building their own system<\/td><td>Free, open source<\/td><td>Yes, once you build it<\/td><td>No, you build it<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ntfy<\/td><td>Alerts to your own phone or desktop<\/td><td>Free, open source<\/td><td>Only to the ntfy web app<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gorush<\/td><td>Push for your own mobile apps<\/td><td>Free, open source (MIT)<\/td><td>No (APNs, FCM, HMS)<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you only need the definition first, read <a href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/types-of-push-notification-services\/\">what self-hosted push notification software is<\/a> in our guide to the four types of push tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ItemList\",\"name\":\"Best self-hosted push notification software (2026)\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"LaraPush\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Perfecty Push\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/perfecty-push-notifications\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"web-push libraries\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/github.com\/web-push-libs\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"ntfy\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ntfy.sh\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Gorush\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/github.com\/appleboy\/gorush\"}]}<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_I_choose_these_self-hosted_tools\"><\/span>How did I choose these self-hosted tools?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I included a tool only if you can install it on a server you control and send notifications without a vendor account in the middle. That rule removed several popular names. For example, Mautic is open source and self-hosted, but its web notifications use OneSignal by default and need your own OneSignal account (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.mautic.org\/en\/7.2\/channels\/web_notifications.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mautic docs<\/a>). So the sending side isn&#8217;t self-hosted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I checked four things for each tool, on its own site or repository on Oct 29, 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does it send web push to website visitors, or something else?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does it cost, and under what licence?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How much of the marketing side (prompts, segments, scheduling, reports) is built in?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is it still maintained?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_LaraPush_best_self-hosted_push_panel_for_websites\"><\/span>1. LaraPush: best self-hosted push panel for websites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>LaraPush is a self-hosted web push notification panel that you install on your own VPS. It&#8217;s built with Laravel, PHP and MySQL and delivers through Firebase Cloud Messaging. One licence covers one server, with unlimited domains, subscribers and campaigns on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has the marketing features you&#8217;d expect from a SaaS tool. Those include five prompt styles, segmentation by device, browser, country and more, scheduling, up to two CTA buttons, templates and per-campaign analytics. There&#8217;s also an official <a href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/wordpress-plugin\/\">WordPress plugin<\/a> with push-on-publish, plus AMP and Blogger support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Pros<\/th><th>Cons<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>One-time price, no per-subscriber fees<\/td><td>No free plan or free tier<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Full marketing dashboard and REST API<\/td><td>You run and maintain the VPS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Free installation and onboarding<\/td><td>Licence covers one server; major upgrades are paid<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price (checked Oct 29, 2026):<\/strong> Startup $499 and Pro $799, one-time and excluding tax. A $399 Premium Add-on is available for Pro. Support lasts 6 months on Startup and 12 months on Pro. See <a href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/pricing\/\">LaraPush pricing<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/features\/\">feature list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Perfecty_Push_best_free_option_for_WordPress\"><\/span>2. Perfecty Push: best free option for WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Perfecty Push Notifications is an open-source WordPress plugin that stores subscribers in your WordPress database and sends push from your own server. It has push-on-publish, custom notifications, scheduling and a stats dashboard (<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/perfecty-push-notifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plugin page<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, check its status before you commit. On Oct 29, 2026, WordPress.org showed version 1.6.5, last updated about a year earlier, 3,000+ active installs, and a notice that it &#8220;hasn&#8217;t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress&#8221;. The plugin page also says iOS and Safari &#8220;are not supported yet&#8221;. Its own changelog claims about 10,000 notifications a minute on a 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU server, which is the developer&#8217;s figure, not mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Pros<\/th><th>Cons<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Free and open source<\/td><td>Not tested with recent WordPress releases<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data stays in WordPress<\/td><td>No Safari or iPhone support per its page<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Push-on-publish built in<\/td><td>Sending runs on WP-Cron inside your site<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_web-push_libraries_best_for_developers_who_want_to_build\"><\/span>3. web-push libraries: best for developers who want to build<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/web-push-libs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">web-push-libs<\/a> projects are open-source libraries that handle the hard cryptography of web push. They exist for Node.js (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/web-push-libs\/web-push\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">web-push<\/a>), PHP (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/web-push-libs\/web-push-php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">web-push-php<\/a>, MIT licence) and other languages. They generate VAPID keys, encrypt payloads and send to each browser&#8217;s push endpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s all they do, though. You still build the subscription storage, opt-in prompt, admin dashboard, segments, scheduler, queue and reports. So this route is free in licence fees and expensive in developer time. I&#8217;ve broken that build list down in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/push-notification-software-features\/\">push notification software features<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_ntfy_best_for_alerts_to_your_own_devices\"><\/span>4. ntfy: best for alerts to your own devices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ntfy is an open-source notification server you can self-host to send alerts to your own phone or desktop with a simple HTTP PUT or POST. It&#8217;s popular for server monitoring, backups and home automation. It also supports Web Push, so you can get alerts from the ntfy web app with the browser closed (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.ntfy.sh\/config\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ntfy docs<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It isn&#8217;t a website marketing tool, however. ntfy&#8217;s web push works for the ntfy web app on the same server, not as an opt-in widget for your visitors. Pick it for operational alerts, not for audience growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Gorush_best_for_your_own_mobile_app_backend\"><\/span>5. Gorush: best for your own mobile app backend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gorush is an MIT-licensed push notification server written in Go. It sends to iOS through Apple Push Notification service (APNs), to Android through Firebase Cloud Messaging and to Huawei devices through HMS (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/appleboy\/gorush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gorush on GitHub<\/a>). It&#8217;s a solid backend piece if you ship native apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even so, it doesn&#8217;t do browser web push or give marketers a dashboard. If your audience is website visitors, Gorush is the wrong layer. For that distinction, see <a href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/web-push-vs-app-push\/\">web push vs app push<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_self-hosted_push_tool_should_you_pick\"><\/span>Which self-hosted push tool should you pick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pick by who will use it day to day. A marketer or editor needs a dashboard; a developer can live with a library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publisher, store or agency with growing lists:<\/strong> LaraPush, for a full panel and flat cost.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Small WordPress blog, no budget, no iPhone audience:<\/strong> Perfecty Push, after testing it on a staging site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In-house dev team with custom needs:<\/strong> web-push libraries plus your own admin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Server and uptime alerts for yourself:<\/strong> ntfy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Native iOS and Android apps:<\/strong> Gorush.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Still weighing self-hosting against SaaS in general? Our <a href=\"https:\/\/larapush.com\/blog\/best-push-notification-services-and-tools\/\">best push notification services and tools<\/a> roundup covers hosted options too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Frequently asked questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1761750000000\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the best self-hosted push notification software for websites?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">For a full marketing dashboard on your own server, LaraPush is built for websites and costs from $499 one-time. Perfecty Push is a free open-source alternative for WordPress, but it hasn&#8217;t been tested with recent WordPress releases and doesn&#8217;t support Safari or iPhone per its plugin page.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1761750001111\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is there a free self-hosted push notification server?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes. Perfecty Push, ntfy and Gorush are free and open source, and the web-push libraries let developers build their own sender. Each one solves a different job, and only Perfecty Push gives website owners a ready opt-in and sending dashboard. You still pay for your server.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1761750002222\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is Mautic a self-hosted push notification tool?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Mautic is self-hosted marketing automation, but its web notifications use OneSignal by default. You need your own OneSignal account and its service worker, so the push delivery and subscriber handling depend on OneSignal rather than your Mautic server.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1761750003333\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can self-hosted push notifications reach iPhone users?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, if the software supports Safari web push. iPhone and iPad users on iOS 16.4 or later must add your site to the Home Screen and allow notifications. 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