
Firebase Cloud Messaging
7.1#3 in notification infrastructure softwareFree planFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | Firebase Cloud Messaging | Postmark |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Firebase directs API coding questions to Stack Overflow, provides a Firebase community forum and Google Group, and offers support case submission. | Postmark offers support by email, live chat, and one-on-one calls and reports a 95% customer happiness rating. |
FCM suits developers who need to send targeted notifications or app-handled data messages across supported mobile and web clients. Teams handling sensitive information must plan their own end-to-end encryption.
Postmark suits developers who need to send application email through an API or SMTP and track delivery events. Its inbound processing and message streams also suit services handling both incoming and different types of outgoing email.