Amazon SNS vs PushAlert
Amazon SNS
aws.amazon.comPushAlert
pushalert.coSide by side
| Figure | Amazon SNS | PushAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.06/mo | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 8 |
| Spec score · Push Notification Software | 8.5 (#9) | 8.9 (#5) |
| Spec score · Push notification services | 7.9 (#16) | 9.0 (#6) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | SNS has native integrations with AWS event sources and destinations, and supports endpoints including Amazon SQS, Amazon Data Firehose, AWS Lambda, and HTTPS. | Plugins and integrations include WordPress, Joomla, WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, PrestaShop and AMP. |
| Mobile push | SNS mobile push supports iOS, Android, Fire, Windows, and Baidu devices through providers including APNs, Firebase Cloud Messaging, and Amazon Device Messaging. | No |
Plans
Amazon SNS
- Free TierFree
- API requests$0.50 a month
- HTTP deliveries$0.06 a month
- Email deliveries$2 a month
- Pay-as-you-goPrice not published
PushAlert
- FreeFree
- Basic$12 a month
- Premium$39 a month
- Platinum$69 a month
- Basic Annual$10 a month
- Premium Annual$33 a month
- Platinum Annual$58 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Amazon SNS
Amazon SNS is a managed publish/subscribe service for sending messages between applications and reaching people. It can deliver notifications to application endpoints and send SMS, mobile push, and email. Standard topics support nearly unlimited messages per second with best-effort ordering and deduplication; FIFO topics preserve order and prevent duplicate delivery within five minutes, with limits of 3,000 messages per second or 10 MB per second per topic. Publishers can batch 1 to 10 messages per request, while subscribers can filter notifications. Integrations include AWS event sources and destinations such as SQS, Data Firehose, Lambda, and HTTPS. Each message can contain up to 256 KB; the Extended Client Library can store payloads up to 2 GB in S3 and publish an object reference. SNS retries delivery and supports dead-letter queues. The free tier includes 1 million requests, 100,000 HTTP notifications, and 1,000 email notifications each month. Listed paid rates include $0.50 per month for API requests, $0.06 for HTTP deliveries, and $2.00 for email deliveries; charges depend on usage.
PushAlert
PushAlert is a web push notification platform for audiences on desktop, mobile, and tablet devices. It offers audience segmentation, automation workflows, API access, analytics, and A/B testing that compares notification variations and sends the better-performing version. Analytics cover impressions, clicks, delivery rate, CTR, and device, browser, and operating-system details. Mobile visitor notifications do not require a mobile app; web push on iPhone and iPad requires iOS 16.4 or above. The platform supports HTTP and HTTPS, including branded or custom HTTPS domains and subdomains, and lists integrations for WordPress, Joomla, WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, PrestaShop, and AMP. The free plan costs nothing and supports up to 3,000 subscribers. After that limit, notifications cannot be sent until upgrading. Basic costs $12 a month, or $10 a month billed annually. Premium costs $39 a month, or $33 a month billed annually; Platinum costs $69 a month, or $58 a month billed annually. PushAlert was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in India.