Two push notification providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Updated October 2026
THE VERDICT
Airship wins on features and compliance. Pusher Beams wins on a simple, developer-first push API.
Airship and Pusher Beams take different pricing approaches. Pusher Beams rates higher with developers (4.3 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 Pusher Beams does.
FAQ
Pusher Beams rates higher on G2 (4.3 vs 3.6). Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms as of the date shown.
Airship does not publish list prices. Pricing is custom and usage-based, driven mainly by monthly active users (MAU), message volume, and the channels and features selected. Third-party and industry estimates commonly place annual deals starting around 25,000 to 30,000 USD for smaller deployments, scaling into the hundreds of thousands for large enterprises.
Yes. Pusher Beams has a free Sandbox plan that supports up to 1,000 subscribers with standard support, full documentation access, and 24/7 platform monitoring. Beyond that, paid plans start at the Startup tier once you need more subscribers.
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, Pusher Beams, 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.