Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Push Notifications (2026)
The cheapest push notifications is Firebase Cloud Messaging at $0/mo. 8 offer a free tier (Firebase Cloud Messaging, Gravitec, OneSignal). This page compares 11 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
11 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Firebase Cloud Messaging at $0/mo (Spark (Free)).
- Typical paid price: from $5/mo, median $19/mo, up to $29/mo — across 5 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Firebase Cloud Messaging, Gravitec, OneSignal, PushEngage, Pusher Beams, Pushwoosh, SendPulse, WonderPush.
- HIPAA-ready: Braze.
- Tracked: 11 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Push Notification | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firebase Cloud Messaging | $0/mo Spark (Free) | Yes | — | Yes | Developers needing a free, scalable push delivery backbone with no marketing overhead | firebase.google.com |
| 2 | Gravitec | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | News portals and media sites wanting RSS-to-push automation | gravitec.net |
| 3 | OneSignal | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Mobile app developers wanting a free-forever push tier | onesignal.com |
| 4 | PushEngage | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | eCommerce stores (Shopify, WooCommerce) needing revenue-recovery automation | pushengage.com |
| 5 | Pusher Beams | $0/mo Sandbox | Yes | — | — | Developers building transactional or real-time push delivery without needing a marketing UI | pusher.com |
| 6 | Pushwoosh | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Global apps needing omnichannel delivery across push, email, WhatsApp, Telegram, and LINE | pushwoosh.com |
| 7 | SendPulse | $0/mo Basic (Free) | Yes | — | — | Small businesses wanting a free web push tier bundled with email and chatbot automation | sendpulse.com |
| 8 | WonderPush | $0/mo Free Trial | No | — | — | Small to mid-size websites and apps wanting simple, low-cost push at €1/1,000 subscribers | wonderpush.com |
| 9 | Airship | — | No | — | Yes | Enterprise retail, media, travel, and finance brands needing cross-channel journey orchestration | quote-only |
| 10 | Batch | — | No | — | — | Mid-market to enterprise retail, media, finance, and luxury brands in Europe | quote-only |
| 11 | Braze | — | No | Yes | Yes | Enterprise marketing teams in healthcare, finance, retail, and media needing HIPAA compliance | quote-only |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest push notifications?
Firebase Cloud Messaging has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Spark (Free)), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does push notifications cost per month?
Across the 5 push notifications with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $19/mo, ranging from $5/mo to $29/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 8 also offer a free tier. 3 are quote-only.
Which push notifications have a free plan?
Firebase Cloud Messaging, Gravitec, OneSignal, PushEngage, Pusher Beams, Pushwoosh, SendPulse, WonderPush offer a free tier.
Which push notifications support HIPAA?
Braze state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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How we compiled this
Published self-serve USD pricing was collected from each vendor's official pricing page on 2026-06-14 via direct WebFetch of the canonical pricing URL. OneSignal Growth is usage-based (base $19/mo + per-MAU/subscriber fees); monthlyUsd reflects the published base platform fee only. Pushwoosh is entirely per-MAU with no flat floor; monthlyUsd=0 for the free tier (≤1,000 MAU). Pusher Beams prices are fixed monthly tiers fetched directly from pusher.com/beams/pricing. Airship returned only JS-heavy/image content with no USD figures on the public page — all plans set to null; provenance notes this. Braze pricing page lists four editions but no USD figures — all null. Batch pricing page showed no figures and directed to sales@batch.com — all null. Firebase Cloud Messaging is confirmed free on both Spark and Blaze plans with no message-volume charge. PushEngage prices are monthly billing rates; annual rates are 50% lower (annualDiscountPct=50). Gravitec annual billing gives ~17% discount on the Fix plan. WonderPush prices are in EUR (€1/1,000 subscribers); USD equivalent noted in plan notes — no flat USD figure published. SendPulse web push pricing is in EUR; 20% annual discount confirmed. All telephony fields (minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, overagePerCall) are null — this is a non-telephony vertical.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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