Two push notification providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Updated October 2026
THE VERDICT
Firebase FCM wins on price and compliance. MagicBell wins on developer experience.
Firebase FCM starts at Free versus MagicBell's $99. Firebase FCM rates higher with developers (4.5 vs 3.0 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
Winner cells are tinted, green where Firebase FCM leads, violet where MagicBell does.
FAQ
Firebase FCM starts at Free versus MagicBell's $99. Compare your expected monthly volume against the per-message rates above.
FCM has no per-message cost. Push notification sending is free and unlimited on all Firebase plans, including the free Spark plan. You only pay if you use adjacent Firebase or Google Cloud services (such as Cloud Functions to trigger sends), which are billed separately under the pay-as-you-go Blaze plan.
Yes. MagicBell's free Builder plan includes 1,000 deliveries per month and 1 project, with no credit card required. It also allows unlimited team members and users, making it suitable for small projects or evaluation.
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 Firebase FCM, MagicBell, 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. Firebase FCM is a Google product.