Two push notification providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Updated October 2026
THE VERDICT
AWS SNS wins on price and developer experience. Beamer wins on reviews.
AWS SNS starts at Free versus Beamer's $49. Beamer rates higher with developers (4.6 vs 4.2 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
Winner cells are tinted, green where AWS SNS leads, violet where Beamer does.
FAQ
AWS SNS starts at Free versus Beamer's $49. Compare your expected monthly volume against the per-message rates above.
Amazon SNS uses pure usage-based pricing with no fixed plans or monthly minimums. After the free 1 million mobile push notifications per month, additional push notifications cost $0.50 per million. There is no separate subscription fee for the push capability itself.
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 AWS SNS, 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.