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Novu vs OneSignal: which is more reliable? (2026)
Novu is more reliable than OneSignal, scoring 100.0 vs 77.2 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Novu reported 0 incidents and OneSignal reported 5, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.75% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Novu | OneSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 77.2 |
| Rank (push notification services) | #1 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.75% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 3 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 5h 34m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Novu and OneSignal differ
- Novu reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while OneSignal reported 5.
- OneSignal had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Novu.
90-day uptime
Novu
OneSignal
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Novu incidents
No incidents reported by Novu in the last 90 days.
Recent OneSignal incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 1d
Affected: In-App Messages, Push, Analytics & Reporting, Dashboard / UI, Email, Integrations +2 more
- Degraded performanceSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 24m
Database incident - impacting app IDs starting with e
Affected: Dashboard / UI, APIs & SDK Endpoints
- Partial outageSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 26m
Subscription API - Creation Failures
Affected: APIs & SDK Endpoints
- Partial outageSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 34m
Intermittent errors on /api/v1/notifications api
Affected: APIs & SDK Endpoints
- Partial outageAug 4, 2026 · resolved in 2h 4m
Apple push notifications failing in about 3% of casesofficial update ↗
Affected: Push
Other push notification services to consider
- Courier · #2 · 99.99% uptime
- Expo Push Notifications · #3 · 99.93% uptime
- Firebase Cloud Messaging · #4 · 99.91% uptime
- Batch · #5 · 99.83% uptime
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