OneSignal Push vs Pusher Beams

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

OneSignal Push wins features and compliancePusher Beams wins cost at scale

Updated July 2026

At a glanceOneSignal PushPusher Beams
Entry price$9Free
Free tierYesYes
G2 rating4.74.3
Trustpilot2.61.8

THE VERDICT

OneSignal Push wins on features and compliance. Pusher Beams wins on cost at scale.

OneSignal Push starts at $9 versus Pusher Beams's Free. OneSignal Push rates higher with developers (4.7 vs 4.3 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.

Which should you choose?

Pick OneSignal Push

✓To send millions of push notifications and messages to your users reliably, use OneSignal.
Set up OneSignal Push 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 OneSignal Push leads, violet where Pusher Beams does.

capability
OneSignal Push
Pusher Beams
Starting paid plan
$19/mo
$29/mo
Free tier
Free: unlimited mobile push; web push capped at 10k subscribers/send; 10k emails/mo
Free Sandbox plan for up to 1,000 subscribers
Pricing model
Free + paid; $19/mo base + per-MAU/subscriber usage
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
Yes
No
Geofencing
Yes
No
Rich media
Yes
Yes
Official SDKs
iOS, Android, Web, React Native/Expo, Flutter, Unity, Cordova, Ionic, Capacitor, .NET MAUI
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
Yes
No
HIPAA
BAA
Unknown
GDPR
Yes
Yes
Support channels
Email, Chat, KB, Forum; phone on higher plans
Email/ticket support; docs and tutorials; standard tiers get best-effort response, Business/Premium tiers target 24-hour response
24/7 support
Yes
No

FAQ

Common questions

OneSignal Push starts at $9 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 OneSignal Push, 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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