OneSignal alternatives
12 alternatives to OneSignal in Best Push Notification Services, independently scored — 10 for small publishers, 11 mid-market, 4 enterprise.
OneSignal scores 3.9/5 in this benchmark. Last verified Nov 12, 2026 · No vendor payments.
| 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 | ||||
| Fair Fit 4 | ||||||
Airship Enterprise-grade mobile engagement platform for orchestrating automated multi-channel customer journeys at scale | 3.3 | Enterprise | ||||
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 | ||||
| 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 1 | ||||||
iZooto An owned audience marketing platform for digital publishers to engage, retain, and monetize their audience. | 3.9 | Small, Mid-market, Enterprise | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Fair Fit 1 | ||||||
Airship Enterprise-grade mobile engagement platform for orchestrating automated multi-channel customer journeys at scale | 3.3 | 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 OneSignal does well
Strengths
- Serves both eCommerce and publishing sectors with tailored functionality
- Category selection in opt-in prompts for user content preferences
- Intelligent Delivery claims 23% increase in open rates
And where it was marked down
- Free tier has limited features
- Growth plan costs scale up with subscriber numbers and channels
- Professional tier moves to custom annual pricing, which may be a step up for smaller publishers
Common questions
What is the best alternative to OneSignal?
There is no single best one. The 12 tools below are grouped by editorial tier and listed A to Z inside each tier. 0 score above OneSignal's 3.9/5 and 12 below it. Which suits you depends on your publication's size, revenue model and vertical.
Why would a publisher move away from OneSignal?
Our editors flagged: Free tier has limited features; Growth plan costs scale up with subscriber numbers and channels; Professional tier moves to custom annual pricing, which may be a step up for smaller publishers. Whether those matter depends on your setup — many publishers run OneSignal 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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