OneSignal vs Expo Push Service

OneSignal8.9Visit Expo Push Service8.2Visit

Higher score OneSignal #3 in Notification Infrastructure Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit OneSignal

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Expo Push Service #7 in Notification Infrastructure Software 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Expo

• OneSignal fits best

  Teams focused on audience-driven mobile and web messaging

• Expo Push Service fits best

  Expo apps needing free Android and iOS push delivery

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Side by side

Feature	OneSignal 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Expo Push Service 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.2
Ranking	#3 in Notification Infrastructure Software	#7 in Notification Infrastructure Software
Best for	Teams focused on audience-driven mobile and web messaging	Expo apps needing free Android and iOS push delivery
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$19/mo	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome extension	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs
Integrations	30+ integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OneSignal 0/1 · Expo Push Service 0/1
Workflow builder	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Channels supported	Not checked yet	push notifications for Android and iOS
Delivery controls	Not checked yet	queued handoff to FCM/APNs; push tickets and receipts; documented retry with exponential backoff; SDK request throttling; 600 notifications/second/project rate limit
Provider options	Not checked yet	Both
Included monthly volume	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
SDK languages	Not checked yet	Node.js, Python, Ruby, Rust, Symfony, PHP
Our review
Pros	Combines push, in-app, email, SMS/RCS, web push, and Live Activities Visual Journeys, custom event triggers, segmentation, and personalization Analytics, A/B testing, and data exports support campaign refinement	Queues push requests for handoff to FCM and APNs. Tickets, receipts, and dashboard status help inspect provider handoff. Includes an Expo Notifications Tool for testing push messages.
Cons	Growth costs vary with mobile users and web push subscribers Free mobile push and in-app messaging has a 1,000-user limit for new customers Professional and Enterprise require custom annual pricing	Supports mobile push only, not web notifications. Limited to 600 notifications per second per project. Does not provide multi-channel messaging workflows.
Our verdict	OneSignal brings mobile push and in-app messaging together with email, SMS/RCS, web push, and Live Activities in a cloud-based customer engagement platform. App developers, marketers, and businesses can build visual Journeys, trigger… Read the review →	Expo Push Service gives developers a hosted route for delivering push notifications from Android and iOS apps through Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) and Apple Push Notification service (APNs). Apps obtain Expo push tokens with the Expo… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OneSignal — where it wins

  • Combines push, in-app, email, SMS/RCS, web push, and Live Activities
  • Visual Journeys, custom event triggers, segmentation, and personalization
  • Analytics, A/B testing, and data exports support campaign refinement

  Where it doesn't

  • Growth costs vary with mobile users and web push subscribers
  • Free mobile push and in-app messaging has a 1,000-user limit for new customers
  • Professional and Enterprise require custom annual pricing

• Expo Push Service — where it wins

  • Queues push requests for handoff to FCM and APNs.
  • Tickets, receipts, and dashboard status help inspect provider handoff.
  • Includes an Expo Notifications Tool for testing push messages.

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports mobile push only, not web notifications.
  • Limited to 600 notifications per second per project.
  • Does not provide multi-channel messaging workflows.

• OneSignal8.9/10 · Free plan

  Multi-channel messaging with visual journeys, behavioral triggers, and usage-based pricing.

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• Expo Push Service8.2/10 · Free plan

  A free, focused push delivery service for Android and iOS apps built with Expo.

  Visit ExpoFull verdict →