Two push notification providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Updated October 2026
THE VERDICT
Airship wins on price and developer experience. Beamer wins on overall fit.
Airship and Beamer take different pricing approaches. Beamer rates higher with developers (4.6 vs 3.6 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
Winner cells are tinted, green where Airship leads, violet where Beamer does.
FAQ
Beamer rates higher on G2 (4.6 vs 3.6). Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms as of the date shown.
Airship does not publish a free production tier. It offers a self-service product called Airship Essentials aimed at growth-focused teams, alongside the enterprise Airship Experience Platform (AXP), which is quote-based. There is no published free monthly active user (MAU) allowance or free trial, so teams should contact Airship for specifics.
Yes. Many teams route different message types through different providers or fail over between them. Courier lets you send through both behind a single API and switch providers without changing your code.
Why not both?
Use both behind one API.
Route Airship, Beamer, or both, and switch providers without changing your code. Courier sits in front of every channel.
Pricing, plans and feature availability as of October 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms.