Compare Novu and QStash free tiers side by side. Pricing, limits, change history, and risk assessment for developers.

Novu vs QStash

Side-by-side free tier comparison. Catalogue dates here run to 2026-09-24.

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Verdict

Both Novu and QStash offer free tiers. Novu provides "Free" while QStash offers "Free".

A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn and not restored, a product retired — does not lapse with time. A badge carrying a date states the record it rests on; a badge with no date rests on no record in force.

Novu

Riskstable
CategoryMessaging
TierFree
Verified2026-09-24
Last read2026-09-24
Changes0 recorded
Notification infrastructure — 10K workflow runs/month, 20 workflows, 2 environments, 3 team members. All channels: email, in-app, SMS, chat, push

QStash

Riskstable
CategoryMessaging
TierFree
Verified2026-09-24
Last read2026-09-24
Changes0 recorded
Serverless message queue by Upstash — 1,000 messages/day, 10 active schedules, 7-day max delay, retries free

Pricing Change History

Novu

No recorded pricing changes for Novu.

QStash

No recorded pricing changes for QStash.

Watch Both Vendors for Pricing Changes

We do not push notifications. Every change we record is readable the moment it lands, and the JSON answer carries an ETag — send it back as If-None-Match and an unchanged answer costs one 304.

curl https://agentdeals.dev/api/changes?vendor=Novu curl https://agentdeals.dev/pricing-changes/feed.xml?vendor=Novu curl https://agentdeals.dev/api/changes?vendor=QStash curl https://agentdeals.dev/pricing-changes/feed.xml?vendor=QStash

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