Airship vs Pusher Beams

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

Airship wins features and compliancePusher Beams wins a simple, developer-first push API

Updated July 2026

At a glanceAirshipPusher Beams
G2 rating3.64.3
Trustpilot3.21.8

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.

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 Pusher Beams

✓You need a straightforward push notification API for iOS, Android, and web without a full engagement suite
✓Your team wants native SDKs plus server libraries across common backend languages
✓You want simple, flat, self-serve pricing tied to subscriber count
✓You do not need built-in in-app messaging, journeys, or audience segmentation

Feature by feature

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

capability
Airship
Pusher Beams
Starting paid plan
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$29/mo
Free tier
None (sales-led pilot only)
Free Sandbox plan for up to 1,000 subscribers
Pricing model
Quote-based; per-MAU + messaging volume + channels
Flat monthly tiers by subscriber count ($29/10k, $99/50k, $199/115k, $399/250k), custom above that
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
Web push
Yes
Yes
Desktop
Yes
Yes
Segmentation
Yes
Yes
In-app messaging
Yes
No
Journeys / automation
Yes
No
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
iOS (Swift/macOS), Android (Kotlin/Java), Web (JavaScript), Flutter; server: Go, PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Java/Kotlin, Swift
REST API
Yes
Yes
Event webhooks
Yes
Yes
SOC 2
Yes
No
HIPAA
No
Unknown
GDPR
Yes
Yes
Support channels
Support portal, knowledge base, enterprise CSM
Email/ticket support; docs and tutorials; standard tiers get best-effort response, Business/Premium tiers target 24-hour response
24/7 support
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No

FAQ

Common questions

Pusher Beams rates higher on G2 (4.3 vs 3.6). 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, Pusher Beams, 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.

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