Two push notification providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Updated October 2026
THE VERDICT
Beamer wins on reviews and cost at scale. Pusher Beams wins on price and developer experience.
Beamer starts at $49 versus Pusher Beams's Free. Beamer rates higher with developers (4.6 vs 4.3 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
Winner cells are tinted, green where Beamer leads, violet where Pusher Beams does.
FAQ
Beamer starts at $49 versus Pusher Beams's Free. Compare your expected monthly volume against the per-message rates above.
After the free 1,000-subscriber Sandbox plan, Pusher Beams uses fixed self-serve tiers: Startup is $29 per month for up to 10,000 subscribers, Pro is $99 per month for up to 50,000, Business is $199 per month for up to 115,000 (with premium support), and Premium is $399 per month for up to 250,000. Larger volumes require a custom enterprise quote from Pusher's sales team.
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 Beamer, 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.