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Expo Push Notifications vs Pushwoosh: which is more reliable? (2026)
Pushwoosh is more reliable than Expo Push Notifications, scoring 97.9 vs 90.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Expo Push Notifications reported 4 incidents and Pushwoosh reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.93% and 99.99% respectively. Pushwoosh resolves incidents faster on average (11m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Expo Push Notifications | Pushwoosh |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 90.8 | 97.9 |
| Rank (push notification services) | #4 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.93% | 99.99% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 4 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 20m | 11m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Expo Push Notifications and Pushwoosh differ
- Expo Push Notifications reported 4× as many incidents as Pushwoosh over the last 90 days (4 vs 1).
- Pushwoosh had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Expo Push Notifications.
- Pushwoosh fixes problems faster: 11m on average, against 2h 20m for Expo Push Notifications (13.1× quicker).
- Expo Push Notifications's longest incident on record lasted 4h 41m (Sep 8, 2026); Pushwoosh's lasted 42m (Jul 7, 2026).
90-day uptime
Expo Push Notifications
Pushwoosh
- 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 Pushwoosh incidents
- Partial outageSep 17, 2026 · resolved in 11m
Unable to send one-time push notifications from Control Panel
Affected: Control Panel
Other push notification services to consider
- Novu · #1 · 100% uptime
- Courier · #3 · 99.99% uptime
- Firebase Cloud Messaging · #5 · 99.91% uptime
- Batch · #6 · 99.83% uptime
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