Airship alternatives
12 alternatives to Airship in Best Push Notification Services, independently scored — 11 for small publishers, 12 mid-market, 3 enterprise.
Airship scores 3.3/5 in this benchmark. Last verified Nov 11, 2026 · No vendor payments.
| Compare | Tool | Score | Best for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Choice 2 | ||||||
iZooto An owned audience marketing platform for digital publishers to engage, retain, and monetize their audience. | 3.9 | Small, Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
OneSignal A leading omnichannel engagement platform specializing in push notifications and multi-channel messaging | 3.9 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
| Fair Fit 3 | ||||||
FoxPush A programmatic push notification platform built for publisher monetization and audience retention | 3.6 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
PushEngage The leading web push notification platform to increase traffic, engagement, and sales with automated messaging. | 3.5 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
Pushwoosh A high-speed omnichannel customer engagement platform for personalized push, email, SMS, and WhatsApp messaging. | 3.7 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
| Limited 7 | ||||||
Gravitec Automated web push notification platform for publishers to increase traffic and reader retention | 2.8 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
ProPush Advanced monetization platform for publishers and affiliates to generate extra revenue via push subscriptions. | 2.7 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
Pusher A leading real-time communication platform providing scalable WebSocket infrastructure and push notification APIs. | 2.8 | Small, Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
SendPulse All-in-one marketing automation platform for email, chatbots, SMS, web push notifications, CRM, and online courses. | 2.6 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
WebEngage A full-stack retention operating system for B2C brands to automate cross-channel engagement and personalization. | 2.5 | Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
WebPushr High-performance web push notification platform with advanced segmentation and a generous 10k subscriber free tier. | 2.9 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
WonderPush (a Brevo company) Unlimited push notifications for iOS, Android and Web | 3.0 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
| Compare | Tool | Score | Best for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Choice 2 | ||||||
iZooto An owned audience marketing platform for digital publishers to engage, retain, and monetize their audience. | 3.9 | Small, Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
OneSignal A leading omnichannel engagement platform specializing in push notifications and multi-channel messaging | 3.9 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
| Fair Fit 3 | ||||||
FoxPush A programmatic push notification platform built for publisher monetization and audience retention | 3.6 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
PushEngage The leading web push notification platform to increase traffic, engagement, and sales with automated messaging. | 3.5 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
Pushwoosh A high-speed omnichannel customer engagement platform for personalized push, email, SMS, and WhatsApp messaging. | 3.7 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
| Limited 6 | ||||||
Gravitec Automated web push notification platform for publishers to increase traffic and reader retention | 2.8 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
ProPush Advanced monetization platform for publishers and affiliates to generate extra revenue via push subscriptions. | 2.7 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
Pusher A leading real-time communication platform providing scalable WebSocket infrastructure and push notification APIs. | 2.8 | Small, Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
SendPulse All-in-one marketing automation platform for email, chatbots, SMS, web push notifications, CRM, and online courses. | 2.6 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
WebPushr High-performance web push notification platform with advanced segmentation and a generous 10k subscriber free tier. | 2.9 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
WonderPush (a Brevo company) Unlimited push notifications for iOS, Android and Web | 3.0 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
| Compare | Tool | Score | Best for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Choice 2 | ||||||
iZooto An owned audience marketing platform for digital publishers to engage, retain, and monetize their audience. | 3.9 | Small, Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
OneSignal A leading omnichannel engagement platform specializing in push notifications and multi-channel messaging | 3.9 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
| Fair Fit 3 | ||||||
FoxPush A programmatic push notification platform built for publisher monetization and audience retention | 3.6 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
PushEngage The leading web push notification platform to increase traffic, engagement, and sales with automated messaging. | 3.5 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
Pushwoosh A high-speed omnichannel customer engagement platform for personalized push, email, SMS, and WhatsApp messaging. | 3.7 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
| Limited 7 | ||||||
Gravitec Automated web push notification platform for publishers to increase traffic and reader retention | 2.8 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
ProPush Advanced monetization platform for publishers and affiliates to generate extra revenue via push subscriptions. | 2.7 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
Pusher A leading real-time communication platform providing scalable WebSocket infrastructure and push notification APIs. | 2.8 | Small, Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
SendPulse All-in-one marketing automation platform for email, chatbots, SMS, web push notifications, CRM, and online courses. | 2.6 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
WebEngage A full-stack retention operating system for B2C brands to automate cross-channel engagement and personalization. | 2.5 | Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
WebPushr High-performance web push notification platform with advanced segmentation and a generous 10k subscriber free tier. | 2.9 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
WonderPush (a Brevo company) Unlimited push notifications for iOS, Android and Web | 3.0 | Small, Mid-market | ||||
| Compare | Tool | Score | Best for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Choice 1 | ||||||
iZooto An owned audience marketing platform for digital publishers to engage, retain, and monetize their audience. | 3.9 | Small, Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
| Limited 2 | ||||||
Pusher A leading real-time communication platform providing scalable WebSocket infrastructure and push notification APIs. | 2.8 | Small, Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
WebEngage A full-stack retention operating system for B2C brands to automate cross-channel engagement and personalization. | 2.5 | Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
Before you switch — what Airship does well
Strengths
- Mobile-first platform used by media brands including the BBC and the Wall Street Journal
- Sophisticated journey orchestration for personalised multi-channel engagement
- Strong analytics and A/B testing for large subscriber populations
And where it was marked down
- Full platform (AXP) is custom-quoted; Essentials is a lighter self-serve option
- Complexity appropriate for enterprise scale — overkill for simpler needs
- Implementation requires dedicated marketing technology resource
Common questions
What is the best alternative to Airship?
There is no single best one. The 12 tools below are grouped by editorial tier and listed A to Z inside each tier. 5 score above Airship's 3.3/5 and 7 below it. Which suits you depends on your publication's size, revenue model and vertical.
Why would a publisher move away from Airship?
Our editors flagged: Full platform (AXP) is custom-quoted; Essentials is a lighter self-serve option; Complexity appropriate for enterprise scale — overkill for simpler needs; Implementation requires dedicated marketing technology resource. Whether those matter depends on your setup — many publishers run Airship successfully despite them.
Are these alternatives ranked by paid placement?
No. Every tool here is grouped by editorial tier and listed A to Z within each tier — there is no position to buy. Scores are set by SODP's editorial team against each category's published criteria, and vendors cannot pay for inclusion, for a score, or for a position on this page.
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