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Expo Push Notifications vs Novu: which is more reliable? (2026)
Novu is more reliable than Expo Push Notifications, scoring 100.0 vs 90.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Expo Push Notifications reported 4 incidents and Novu reported 0, with effective uptime of 99.93% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Expo Push Notifications | Novu |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 90.8 | 100.0 |
| Rank (push notification services) | #3 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.93% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 4 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 20m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Expo Push Notifications and Novu differ
- Novu reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Expo Push Notifications reported 4.
90-day uptime
Expo Push Notifications
Novu
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Expo Push Notifications incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 2h 13m
Website and services partially unavailable due to high database load
Affected: Website, Dev Tools API, Push Notifications Broker
- Degraded performanceSep 8, 2026 · resolved in 4h 41m
iOS push notification degraded performance
Affected: Push Notifications Broker
- Degraded performanceSep 5, 2026 · resolved in 1h 1m
Delayed iOS push notification delivery
Affected: Push Notifications Broker
- Degraded performanceAug 4, 2026 · resolved in 1h 24m
iOS Push Notifications partial outage
Affected: Push Notifications Broker
Recent Novu incidents
No incidents reported by Novu in the last 90 days.
Other push notification services to consider
- Courier · #2 · 99.99% uptime
- Firebase Cloud Messaging · #4 · 99.91% uptime
- Batch · #5 · 99.83% uptime
- Airship · #6 · 99.81% uptime
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