MagicBell vs Pusher Beams

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

MagicBell wins featuresPusher Beams wins price and cost at scale

Updated July 2026

At a glanceMagicBellPusher Beams
Entry price$99Free
Free tierYesYes
G2 rating3.04.3
Trustpilot3.01.8

THE VERDICT

MagicBell wins on features. Pusher Beams wins on price and cost at scale.

MagicBell starts at $99 versus Pusher Beams's Free. Pusher Beams rates higher with developers (4.3 vs 3.0 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.

Which should you choose?

Pick MagicBell

✓Looking for a service that lets you send notifications in real-time? Use MagicBell
Set up MagicBell 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 MagicBell leads, violet where Pusher Beams does.

capability
MagicBell
Pusher Beams
Starting paid plan
$249/mo
$29/mo
Free tier
Builder: free, 1,000 deliveries/mo, 1 project
Free Sandbox plan for up to 1,000 subscribers
Pricing model
Tiered by delivery volume (per-delivery overage)
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
No
No
Geofencing
No
No
Rich media
Yes
Yes
Official SDKs
Client: React, Preact, Svelte, JS/web components. Server: Go + REST API (OpenAPI)
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
—
No
HIPAA
No
Unknown
GDPR
Yes
Yes
Support channels
Email/docs, GitHub Discussions; Enterprise priority
Email/ticket support; docs and tutorials; standard tiers get best-effort response, Business/Premium tiers target 24-hour response
24/7 support
—
No

FAQ

Common questions

MagicBell starts at $99 versus Pusher Beams's Free. Compare your expected monthly volume against the per-message rates above.

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Why not both?

Use both behind one API.

Route MagicBell, 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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