Up to 4 at once.
| Criteria | PushEngage | Pusher |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted Score | 3.5/5 | 2.8/5 |
| Pricing | Free plan for up to 200 subscribers (30 campaigns); paid plans from $8/month billed annually (Business, up to 50,000 subscribers), with Premium, Growth and custom Enterprise tiers by subscriber volume. | Beams (push): free Sandbox up to 1,000 subscribers; Startup $29/month (10,000), Pro $99 (50,000), Business $199 (115,000), Premium $399/month (250,000). Channels (WebSockets) is priced separately, from $49 to $1,199/month. |
| Platform Type | Push notification platform | Push notification platform |
| Delivery speed & reliability at scale | 3.0/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Targeting & segmentation | 4.2/5 | 2.2/5 |
| Opt-in rate optimisation | 3.8/5 | 2.0/5 |
| Automation & triggers | 4.3/5 | 2.0/5 |
| Analytics & attribution | 4.0/5 | 2.0/5 |
| Rich content & formats | 3.5/5 | 3.0/5 |
| Monetisation | 1.0/5 | 1.0/5 |
| Platform coverage | 4.0/5 | 4.6/5 |
| Integration effort & page speed | 4.2/5 | 4.2/5 |
| Privacy & compliance | 2.8/5 | 4.5/5 |
| Strengths | ✓ Good segmentation and automation features at mid-market pricing ✓ A/B testing for notification content and timing optimisation | ✓ Developer-focused with real-time debug console ✓ Massive scale: 1 million+ messages per minute to unlimited devices |
| Limitations | ✗ WhatsApp automation is limited to the Growth and Enterprise plans ✗ No built-in push advertising monetisation unlike iZooto | ✗ Developer-focused design may be less intuitive for non-technical marketers ✗ Priority support costs from $3,000/month; Enterprise plans are custom-quoted |
PushEngage
3.5
Rating
★ 3.5/5
Pricing
Free plan for up to 200 subscribers (30 campaigns); paid plans from $8/month billed annually (Business, up to 50,000 subscribers), with Premium, Growth and custom Enterprise tiers by subscriber volume.
Platform
Push notification platform
Scores
Delivery speed & reliability at scale
3.0
Targeting & segmentation
4.2
Opt-in rate optimisation
3.8
Automation & triggers
4.3
Analytics & attribution
4.0
Rich content & formats
3.5
Monetisation
1.0
Platform coverage
4.0
Integration effort & page speed
4.2
Privacy & compliance
2.8
Strengths
✓ Good segmentation and automation features at mid-market pricing
✓ A/B testing for notification content and timing optimisation
Limitations
✗ WhatsApp automation is limited to the Growth and Enterprise plans
✗ No built-in push advertising monetisation unlike iZooto
Pusher
2.8
Rating
★ 2.8/5
Pricing
Beams (push): free Sandbox up to 1,000 subscribers; Startup $29/month (10,000), Pro $99 (50,000), Business $199 (115,000), Premium $399/month (250,000). Channels (WebSockets) is priced separately, from $49 to $1,199/month.
Platform
Push notification platform
Scores
Delivery speed & reliability at scale
4.8
Targeting & segmentation
2.2
Opt-in rate optimisation
2.0
Automation & triggers
2.0
Analytics & attribution
2.0
Rich content & formats
3.0
Monetisation
1.0
Platform coverage
4.6
Integration effort & page speed
4.2
Privacy & compliance
4.5
Strengths
✓ Developer-focused with real-time debug console
✓ Massive scale: 1 million+ messages per minute to unlimited devices
Limitations
✗ Developer-focused design may be less intuitive for non-technical marketers
✗ Priority support costs from $3,000/month; Enterprise plans are custom-quoted
