{"data":{"slug":"pushforge","name":"PushForge","tagline":"MIT edge-native Web Push builder; free playground","category":"notifications","categoryName":"Notifications","url":"https://pushforge.draphy.org","github":"https://github.com/draphy/pushforge","pricing":"open-source","hook":"PushForge is Web Crypto + fetch push when Node-only web-push dies on Workers and Edgepush is an AGPL relay product.","whatsGood":"MIT @pushforge/builder. Zero-dep buildPushHTTPRequest for Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge, Deno, Bun, and Node. Library forever plus free playground at pushforge.draphy.org. You own service worker, VAPID keys, and subscription store — not a hosted notif inbox.","theCatch":"Vs Edgepush, Shove, ntfy, Gotify, and Novu: edge Web Push HTTP builder — not a Workers device-push product, not a Go APNs/FCM relay, not self-host pub/sub, not multi-channel workflows. You still implement the service worker, subscription store, and send loop yourself.","verdict":"MIT edge Web Push lib. Free forever library + playground; you own the delivery stack.","addedAt":"2026-09-08","featured":false,"domain":"Comms","subSpecialty":"Notifications","subcategory":"Notifications","tags":["self-host","copyleft"],"capabilities":["push","web-push","workers"],"surfaces":["Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Node.js","Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"AGPL-3.0","githubStars":66,"starsPerWeek":1,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2025-04-17","pushedAt":"2026-04-23","license":"MIT","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"}},"related":[{"slug":"ntfy","name":"ntfy","tagline":"HTTP pub-sub notifications you can curl from cron"},{"slug":"novu","name":"Novu","tagline":"MIT notification workflows with a real 0 USD Cloud"},{"slug":"listmonk","name":"Listmonk","tagline":"AGPL-3.0 self-hosted newsletters and transactional mail"},{"slug":"apprise","name":"Apprise","tagline":"BSD-2-Clause CLI that talks to a hundred notifiers"},{"slug":"gotify","name":"Gotify","tagline":"MIT self-host push server; Android-first, no ntfy.sh twin"}],"links":{"self":"/api/gems/pushforge","html":"/gems/pushforge","markdown":"/gems/pushforge.md","category":"/api/gems?category=notifications","categoryPage":"/stacks/notifications"}}