Push Notification Services · reliability comparison
Batch vs Courier: which is more reliable? (2026)
Courier is more reliable than Batch, scoring 97.5 vs 82.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Batch reported 12 incidents and Courier reported 2, with effective uptime of 99.83% and 99.99% respectively. Courier resolves incidents faster on average (26m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Batch | Courier |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 82.7 | 97.5 |
| Rank (push notification services) | #6 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.83% | 99.99% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 12 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 39m | 26m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Batch and Courier differ
- Batch reported 6× as many incidents as Courier over the last 90 days (12 vs 2).
- Batch had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Courier.
- Courier fixes problems faster: 26m on average, against 1h 39m for Batch (3.8× quicker).
- Batch's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Feb 28, 2026); Courier's lasted 3h 7m (Feb 2, 2026).
90-day uptime
Batch
Courier
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Batch incidents
- InformationalOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 2h 29m
Delayed and duplicate Android push notifications (Transactional API)
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 6h 54m
Precautionary temporary restriction of file uploads in the dashboard
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 31m
Processing delays for profile updates
Affected: [CEP] Profile API, Data ingestion, Event Targeting & Retargeting
- Partial outageOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 55m
Delays in file-based audience imports
Affected: Custom Audiences, Audiences
- Degraded performanceOct 7, 2026 · resolved in 30m
Affected: [CEP] Export API
- InformationalOct 6, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Recent Courier incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 10, 2026 · resolved in 15m
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 37m
Affected: API
Other push notification services to consider
- Novu · #1 · 100% uptime
- Pushwoosh · #2 · 99.99% uptime
- Expo Push Notifications · #4 · 99.93% uptime
- Firebase Cloud Messaging · #5 · 99.91% uptime
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