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Courier vs Novu: which is more reliable? (2026)
Novu is more reliable than Courier, scoring 100.0 vs 97.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Courier reported 2 incidents and Novu reported 0, with effective uptime of 99.99% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Courier | Novu |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 97.5 | 100.0 |
| Rank (push notification services) | #2 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.99% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 26m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Courier and Novu differ
- Novu reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Courier reported 2.
90-day uptime
Courier
Novu
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Courier incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 10, 2026 · resolved in 15m
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 37m
Affected: API
Recent Novu incidents
No incidents reported by Novu in the last 90 days.
Other push notification services to consider
- Expo Push Notifications · #3 · 99.93% uptime
- Firebase Cloud Messaging · #4 · 99.91% uptime
- Batch · #5 · 99.83% uptime
- Airship · #6 · 99.81% uptime
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