Up to 4 at once.
| Criteria | PushEngage | SendPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted Score | 3.5/5 | 2.6/5 |
| 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. | Web push is free for up to 10,000 subscribers; paid web push plans are priced by subscriber count. Email, SMS and chatbots are billed separately. |
| Platform Type | Push notification platform | Multichannel marketing platform |
| Delivery speed & reliability at scale | 3.0/5 | 2.8/5 |
| Targeting & segmentation | 4.2/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Opt-in rate optimisation | 3.8/5 | 3.2/5 |
| Automation & triggers | 4.3/5 | 3.8/5 |
| Analytics & attribution | 4.0/5 | 2.6/5 |
| Rich content & formats | 3.5/5 | 3.4/5 |
| Monetisation | 1.0/5 | 1.5/5 |
| Platform coverage | 4.0/5 | 3.2/5 |
| Integration effort & page speed | 4.2/5 | 3.8/5 |
| Privacy & compliance | 2.8/5 | 3.3/5 |
| Strengths | ✓ Good segmentation and automation features at mid-market pricing ✓ A/B testing for notification content and timing optimisation | ✓ Free tier for up to 10,000 subscribers with unlimited web push notifications ✓ Single line of code for easy setup on mobile and desktop |
| Limitations | ✗ WhatsApp automation is limited to the Growth and Enterprise plans ✗ No built-in push advertising monetisation unlike iZooto | ✗ Pro tier pricing can scale up to $3,300/month for unlimited subscribers ✗ Free tier limited to web push only (under 10,000 subscribers) |
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
SendPulse
2.6
Rating
★ 2.6/5
Pricing
Web push is free for up to 10,000 subscribers; paid web push plans are priced by subscriber count. Email, SMS and chatbots are billed separately.
Platform
Multichannel marketing platform
Scores
Delivery speed & reliability at scale
2.8
Targeting & segmentation
3.5
Opt-in rate optimisation
3.2
Automation & triggers
3.8
Analytics & attribution
2.6
Rich content & formats
3.4
Monetisation
1.5
Platform coverage
3.2
Integration effort & page speed
3.8
Privacy & compliance
3.3
Strengths
✓ Free tier for up to 10,000 subscribers with unlimited web push notifications
✓ Single line of code for easy setup on mobile and desktop
Limitations
✗ Pro tier pricing can scale up to $3,300/month for unlimited subscribers
✗ Free tier limited to web push only (under 10,000 subscribers)
