How much does Amazon SNS cost?

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.

Can I use AWS SNS and PagerDuty together?

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.

AWS SNS vs PagerDuty

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

AWS SNS wins price and developer experiencePagerDuty wins reviews

Updated September 2026

At a glanceAWS SNSPagerDuty

G2 rating4.24.5

Trustpilot1.84.3

THE VERDICT

AWS SNS wins on price and developer experience. PagerDuty wins on reviews.

AWS SNS and PagerDuty take different pricing approaches. PagerDuty rates higher with developers (4.5 vs 4.2 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.

Which should you choose?

Pick AWS SNS

✓If you have a large contact base, Amazon SNS is a great option for sending notifications and messages.

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Pick PagerDuty

✓If you need a real-time incident and on-call management solution, PagerDuty is your best option.

Set up PagerDuty with Courier →

Feature by feature

Winner cells are tinted, green where AWS SNS leads, violet where PagerDuty does.

capability

AWS SNS

PagerDuty

Pricing

Starting paid plan

$0/mo

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Free tier

1M mobile push/mo free (permanent)

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Pricing model

Usage-based (AWS)

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Platforms

iOS

Yes

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Android

Yes

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Web push

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Desktop

Yes

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Capabilities

Segmentation

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In-app messaging

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Journeys / automation

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A/B testing

—

Geofencing

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Rich media

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Developer experience

Official SDKs

AWS SDKs (Node.js, Python, Java, .NET, Go, Ruby, PHP, C++, Rust, Kotlin, Swift)

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REST API

Yes

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Event webhooks

Yes

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Compliance

SOC 2

Yes

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HIPAA

BAA

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GDPR

Yes

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Support

Support channels

AWS Support (free Basic; paid tiers add email/chat/phone)

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24/7 support

Yes

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FAQ

Common questions

PagerDuty rates higher on G2 (4.5 vs 4.2). 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 AWS SNS, PagerDuty, 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 September 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms.