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Airship vs Firebase Cloud Messaging: which is more reliable? (2026)
Firebase Cloud Messaging is more reliable than Airship, scoring 89.3 vs 79.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Airship reported 3 incidents and Firebase Cloud Messaging reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.81% and 99.91% respectively. Firebase Cloud Messaging resolves incidents faster on average (3h 51m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
VS
| Metric | Airship | Firebase Cloud Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 79.8 | 89.3 |
| Rank (push notification services) | #6 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.81% | 99.91% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 8h 54m | 3h 51m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Airship and Firebase Cloud Messaging differ
- Airship reported 3× as many incidents as Firebase Cloud Messaging over the last 90 days (3 vs 1).
- Firebase Cloud Messaging had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Airship.
- Firebase Cloud Messaging fixes problems faster: 3h 51m on average, against 8h 54m for Airship (2.3× quicker).
- Airship's longest incident on record lasted 3d (Apr 17, 2026); Firebase Cloud Messaging's lasted 3d (Mar 8, 2026).
90-day uptime
Airship
Firebase Cloud Messaging
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Airship incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 7, 2026 · resolved in 2h 23m
- MaintenanceSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- Degraded performanceSep 10, 2026 · resolved in 2h 31m
- MaintenanceAug 28, 2026 · resolved in 1h
- Degraded performanceAug 4, 2026 · resolved in 21h 49m
Recent Firebase Cloud Messaging incidents
- Partial outageSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 3h 51m
RESOLVED: Firebase Cloud Messaging - low availability in North America
Affected: Cloud Messaging
Other push notification services to consider
- Novu · #1 · 100% uptime
- Courier · #2 · 99.99% uptime
- Expo Push Notifications · #3 · 99.93% uptime
- Batch · #5 · 99.83% uptime
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