
Azure Notification Hubs
Azure Notification Hubs is an API-based service for sending mobile push notifications.
What Azure Notification Hubs is
Azure Notification Hubs is an API-based service for sending mobile push notifications. It supports audience segmentation, but not web or desktop push, and its listed subscriber limit is 200,000. The Free plan allows 500 active devices per namespace and 1 million pushes per subscription each month, with up to 100 namespaces per tier and 100 hubs per namespace. Basic costs $10 a month and supports 200,000 active devices per namespace, with 10 million pushes included per subscription each month. It also allows 100 namespaces per tier and 100 hubs per namespace. Standard costs $200 a month and supports 10,000,000 active devices per namespace, with 10 million pushes included per subscription each month. Standard allows unlimited namespaces per tier by default, subject to subscription limits, and 100 hubs per namespace. Automation workflows are not included; API access is available.
Good
- Free plan available
- Supports mobile push and audience segmentation
- API access is included
- Basic supports 200,000 active devices per namespace
Watch out
- No web or desktop push
- Automation workflows are not included
- Basic costs $10 a month
- Standard costs $200 a month
Who it suits
It may suit developers who need API access for mobile push notifications and audience segmentation. The listed plans offer different active-device allowances, while web and desktop push are not supported.
Verdict
Azure Notification Hubs offers mobile push through an API, with audience segmentation and multiple capacity tiers. Check the plan allowances against your needs, especially if you require web push, desktop push, or workflow automation.
Plans and prices
From Azure Notification Hubs's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Priced on request | 500 active devices per namespace · 1 million pushes per subscription per month · 100 namespaces per tier · 100 hubs per namespace · Free namespace |
| Free | — | 500 active devices per namespace · 1 million pushes per subscription per month · 100 namespaces per tier · 100 hubs per namespace · Free namespace |
| Basic | $10 a month | 200,000 active devices per namespace · 10 million pushes included per subscription per month · 100 namespaces per tier · 100 hubs per namespace · Base charge per namespace; pricing page billing example shows $10 per month |
| Standard | $200 a month | 10,000,000 active devices per namespace · 10 million pushes included per subscription per month · Unlimited namespaces per tier by default subject to subscription limits · 100 hubs per namespace · Base charge per namespace; pricing page billing example shows $200 per month |
The facts
Each one read from Azure Notification Hubs's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Audience segmentation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Automation workflows
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Desktop push
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Mobile push
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 10checked 20 Sep 2026
- Subscriber limit
- 200000checked 20 Sep 2026
- Web push
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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