# Pusher Beams pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Sandbox). Among the 8 push notifications we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** pusher.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** iOS APNs, Android FCM, Web Push (VAPID), Flutter SDK, Go SDK, Node.js SDK, Python SDK, Ruby SDK, PHP SDK, Java SDK
**Best for:** Developers building transactional or real-time push delivery without needing a marketing UI; Teams already using Pusher Channels who want push in the same stack; Fintech and logistics apps needing high-throughput, low-latency delivery
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sandbox | $0 | — | flat | Up to 1,000 subscribers. Standard support (best-effort). No credit card required. | pusher.com |
| Startup | $29 | — | flat | Up to 10,000 subscribers. Standard support. 24/7 platform monitoring. | pusher.com |
| Pro | $99 | — | flat | Up to 50,000 subscribers. Standard support. 24/7 platform monitoring. | pusher.com |
| Business | $199 | — | flat | Up to 115,000 subscribers. Premium support (24-hour target response). | pusher.com |
| Premium | $399 | — | flat | Up to 250,000 subscribers. Premium support (24-hour target response). | pusher.com |
| Enterprise | Quote-only | — | custom | Contact sales for custom subscriber volumes above 250,000. Priority support available from $3,000/mo. | pusher.com |

**Key features:** Cross-platform push delivery: iOS, Android, web, Flutter; Authenticated Users (server-side user-to-device mapping); Device Interests (topic-based pub/sub broadcasting); Managed APNs/FCM token lifecycle; Webhooks for delivery events; Debug console and delivery insights; Optional end-to-end encryption channels; ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified infrastructure; Data is ephemeral — not stored in transit (except Cache Channels, max 30 min).

**Plan limits:** Sandbox free plan capped at 1,000 subscribers; No analytics or advanced segmentation — Beams is a delivery-only API (no campaign UI); Message throughput up to 1 million messages/minute; No built-in audience segmentation or journey builder.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: https://pusher.com/beams/pricing fetched 2026-06-14. Fixed monthly tiers with named subscriber caps confirmed. No annual discount published on the pricing page. Enterprise requires contacting sales.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/push-notifications/pusher-beams/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Pusher Beams's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/push-notifications/pusher-beams/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl