Knock is a developer-focused notification infrastructure platform for building multi-channel notification systems. It handles email, SMS, push, in-app, Slack, and webhook notifications through a workflow engine and a pre-built notification center component. Unlike Novu (open-source), Knock is a managed SaaS with enterprise features including tenant management, user preferences, and notification analytics.
Knock
Notification infrastructure for product teams
Best for: Product teams building notification infrastructure for multi-tenant SaaS products
- Free plan
The editorial note
What to know about Knock
Is it right for you?
Who Knock suits
Choose it if
- Product teams building notification infrastructure for multi-tenant SaaS products
Look elsewhere if
- Simple single-channel notification use cases (Resend for email alone is simpler)
What you get
Key features
- Multi-channel workflows
- Notification center
- User preferences
- Tenant isolation
- Analytics
- Email, SMS, push, Slack
- API
Works with
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The trade-off
Pros and cons
Pros
- Multi-tenant support
- Notification center component
- User preferences management
- Workflow engine
- Great documentation
- Generous free tier
Cons
- Pricing at scale
- Managed only (no self-hosting)
- Less known than Novu
Quick read
At a glance
- Category
- Development & Coding
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Free plan
- Available
- Free trial
- Not listed
- Website
- knock.app
The verdict
Our take on Knock
Best managed notification platform for multi-tenant SaaS. Knock's tenant isolation and user preferences management solve real problems for product teams.
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