🆚 Firebase Cloud Messaging vs. PubNub

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Push notification platform
Push notification platform

About

Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) is a cross-platform messaging service that lets developers send push notifications or data messages to users on Android, iOS, and web apps at no cost.

It supports both notification and data messages (up to 4096 bytes), lets developers target a single device, groups of devices, or topic-subscribed devices, allows custom notification content (priority, TTL, custom data, sounds, scheduling), and integrates with Google Analytics to track delivery and engagement.

PubNub is a fully managed, globally distributed real-time communication platform that provides APIs for developers to build real-time web, mobile, and IoT apps.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free version ✔️Up to 200 MAU
Starter$98/month
ProCustom

Categories

Push Notifications › Rank #6
Push Notifications › Rank #19

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Firebase Cloud Messaging push notification platform is 9 times more popular than PubNub.
Total websites

Market share

Push Notifications

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Firebase Cloud Messaging is more popular than PubNub in all countries.
United States
India
Russia
Italy
Brazil
Romania
France
Turkey
Germany
Spain

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Firebase Cloud Messaging is more popular among sites focused on general news, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while PubNub is more commonly used on health sites.
General News
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Education/Reference
Travel
Internet Services

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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