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Best OneSignal alternatives (2026)
10 alternatives to OneSignal in push notifications, ranked by entry price. OneSignal starts at $0/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Free alternatives: Firebase Cloud Messaging, Gravitec, PushEngage, Pusher Beams, Pushwoosh, SendPulse, WonderPush.
- Closest by price: Firebase Cloud Messaging ($0/mo), Gravitec ($0/mo), PushEngage ($0/mo).
OneSignal alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firebase Cloud Messaging | $0/mo | Yes | — | Developers needing a free, scalable push delivery backbone with no marketing overhead | firebase.google.com |
| 2 | Gravitec | $0/mo | Yes | — | News portals and media sites wanting RSS-to-push automation | gravitec.net |
| 3 | PushEngage | $0/mo | Yes | — | eCommerce stores (Shopify, WooCommerce) needing revenue-recovery automation | pushengage.com |
| 4 | Pusher Beams STALE · 2026-06-14 | $0/mo | Yes | — | Developers building transactional or real-time push delivery without needing a marketing UI | pusher.com |
| 5 | Pushwoosh | $0/mo | Yes | — | Global apps needing omnichannel delivery across push, email, WhatsApp, Telegram, and LINE | pushwoosh.com |
| 6 | SendPulse | $0/mo | Yes | — | Small businesses wanting a free web push tier bundled with email and chatbot automation | sendpulse.com |
| 7 | WonderPush | $0/mo | No | — | Small to mid-size websites and apps wanting simple, low-cost push at €1/1,000 subscribers | wonderpush.com |
| 8 | Airship STALE · 2026-06-14 | not priced monthly | No | — | Enterprise retail, media, travel, and finance brands needing cross-channel journey orchestration | airship.com |
| 9 | Batch | not priced monthly | No | — | Mid-market to enterprise retail, media, finance, and luxury brands in Europe | batch.com |
| 10 | Braze | not priced monthly | No | Yes | Enterprise marketing teams in healthcare, finance, retail, and media needing HIPAA compliance | braze.com |
Data current through 2026-09-03. STALE marks a row with at least one plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 2 of 10 rows above are marked. Compare any two directly on the Push Notifications index.