🆚 Firebase Cloud Messaging vs. Pusher

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.

Pusher is a platform that allows developers to build applications with different real-time needs such as push notifications and pub/sub messaging.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States
London, United Kingdom

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free version ✔️Sandbox, up to 1,000 subscribers
Startup
(10,000 subscribers)
$29/month
Pro
(50,000 subscribers)
$99/month
Business
(115,000 subscribers)
$199/month
Premium
(250,000 subscribers)
$399/month

Categories

Push Notifications › Rank #6
Push Notifications › Rank #7

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Firebase Cloud Messaging push notification platform is 2 times more popular than Pusher.
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 in the United States, India, and Germany, while Pusher is more popular in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
United States
India
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Germany
Russia
Brazil
Italy
France
Turkey

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, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising, while Pusher is more commonly used on business, real estate, and public information sites.
General News
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Real Estate
Travel
Education/Reference
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
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#1,027
#2,267
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See also

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