Airship vs MagicBell

Two push notification providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.

Airship wins features and complianceMagicBell wins in-app notification inboxes

Updated July 2026

At a glanceAirshipMagicBell
G2 rating3.63.0
Trustpilot3.23.0

THE VERDICT

Airship wins on features and compliance. MagicBell wins on in-app notification inboxes.

Airship and MagicBell take different pricing approaches. Airship rates higher with developers (3.6 vs 3.0 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.

Which should you choose?

Pick Airship

✓If you're looking to deliver mobile notifications swiftly to a large audience, Airship works well.
Set up Airship with Courier →

Pick MagicBell

✓Looking for a service that lets you send notifications in real-time? Use MagicBell
Set up MagicBell with Courier →

Feature by feature

Winner cells are tinted, green where Airship leads, violet where MagicBell does.

capability
Airship
MagicBell
Starting paid plan
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$249/mo
Free tier
None (sales-led pilot only)
Builder: free, 1,000 deliveries/mo, 1 project
Pricing model
Quote-based; per-MAU + messaging volume + channels
Tiered by delivery volume (per-delivery overage)
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
Web push
Yes
Yes
Desktop
Yes
Yes
Segmentation
Yes
Yes
In-app messaging
Yes
Yes
Journeys / automation
Yes
Yes
A/B testing
Yes
No
Geofencing
Yes
No
Rich media
Yes
Yes
Official SDKs
iOS/tvOS/visionOS, Android/FireOS, Web, React Native, Flutter, Cordova, Capacitor, Unity, .NET MAUI
Client: React, Preact, Svelte, JS/web components. Server: Go + REST API (OpenAPI)
REST API
Yes
Yes
Event webhooks
Yes
Yes
SOC 2
Yes
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HIPAA
No
No
GDPR
Yes
Yes
Support channels
Support portal, knowledge base, enterprise CSM
Email/docs, GitHub Discussions; Enterprise priority

FAQ

Common questions

Airship rates higher on G2 (3.6 vs 3.0). Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms as of the date shown.

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Why not both?

Use both behind one API.

Route Airship, MagicBell, or both, and switch providers without changing your code. Courier sits in front of every channel.

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Pricing, plans and feature availability as of July 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms.

Multichannel Notifications Platform for SaaS