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Firebase Cloud Messaging vs Resend Broadcasts

Firebase Cloud Messaging

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Resend Broadcasts

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FigureFirebase Cloud MessagingResend Broadcasts
Price fromFree$20/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
APIYesYes
Plans published37
Spec score · Notification Infrastructure Software8.5 (#2)8.0 (#4)
AnalyticsNotification messages integrate with Google Analytics for engagement and conversion tracking.Broadcast reporting includes delivery, bounce, open, click, unsubscribe, and complaint metrics, plus open and click tracking for individual contacts.
Free planYesYes
HeadquartersMountain View, California, United StatesSan Francisco, California, United States
PurposeFCM provides a reliable, battery-efficient connection between a server and devices to deliver and receive messages and notifications.Resend Broadcasts lets users send email blasts to contacts using a WYSIWYG editor.
SupportFirebase directs API coding questions to Stack Overflow, provides a Firebase community forum and Google Group, and offers support case submission.Resend offers email support with first and next response SLAs and dedicated Slack support for eligible plans.

Plans

Firebase Cloud Messaging

  • No-costPrice not published
  • No-costPriced on request
  • Firebase Cloud MessagingFree

Firebase Cloud Messaging pricing →

Resend Broadcasts

  • FreeFree
  • Pro$20 a month
  • Scale$90 a month
  • FreeFree
  • Pro$20 a month
  • Scale$90 a month
  • CustomPriced on request

Resend Broadcasts pricing →

In their own words

Firebase Cloud Messaging

Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) delivers messages and notifications between servers and client devices over a reliable, battery-efficient connection. Senders can choose notification messages for display to users or data messages for an app to process. Messages can go to an individual device, groups of devices, or devices subscribed to topics; instant-messaging payloads can be up to 4096 bytes. Sending options include the Firebase Admin SDK, the FCM server protocol, and the Firebase console Notifications composer. Notification messages integrate with Google Analytics for engagement and conversion tracking, and A/B Testing with Remote Config supports testing notification variants. Setup guides cover Apple platforms, Android, web, Flutter, Unity, and C++. The JavaScript API works in browsers that support the Push API, including Chrome extensions using it. The web SDK requires HTTPS. FCM is free: its listed plan is free. Data in transit is protected with TLS, but FCM has no built-in end-to-end encryption; apps handling sensitive data must provide that protection themselves.

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Resend Broadcasts

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