PushAlert review

PushAlert sends web push notifications to website visitors on desktop and mobile, without requiring a mobile app. Visitors can subscribe through a one-click opt-in rather than filling out a form or sharing personal details.

From there, teams can target subscribers using interests, URLs, visits, location, device and operating system. PushAlert also offers custom subscription prompts, on-site messaging, notification APIs, A/B testing and campaign analytics. The analytics cover impressions, clicks, delivery rate and click-through rate across audiences and device and browser categories.

That makes it a channel for bringing website visitors back, not a general-purpose marketing automation suite. Its listed features focus on web push and on-site messaging; the published feature details do not describe SMS or email campaigns. The practical question is whether web push is valuable enough to justify a separate tool—and whether the subscriber, website and API limits fit your operation.

PushAlert’s appeal is a low-cost way to start building a web-push audience. The Free plan costs $0 per month and includes up to 3,000 subscribers, unlimited notifications, one website and 1,000 REST API calls per month. That gives a small site room to try the channel before paying, though the subscriber ceiling is real.

Paid plans add capacity and team features in clear steps. Basic is listed at $12 monthly or $10 per month with annual billing, and includes 30,000 REST API calls per month, one website, rich notifications and detailed analytics. Premium costs $39 monthly or $33 per month annually; it allows three websites and up to three multi-user logins, and adds automated A/B testing and recurring notifications. Platinum is $69 monthly or $58 per month annually, with five websites, up to five logins, 300,000 API calls per month, multi-language notifications and a dedicated integration engineer.

The core feature set is useful for campaigns that depend on audience selection and message iteration: target by visit or device attributes, test notification variants, then review clicks and delivery metrics. The pricing page advertises two months free with annual billing.

The free plan is a starter tier, not a generous permanent home for a growing subscriber list: it stops at 3,000 subscribers, one website and 1,000 REST API calls per month. Basic raises the API allowance to 30,000 calls but still covers only one website. Premium’s 100,000 calls and three websites may suit a small team, while Platinum raises those caps to 300,000 calls and five websites. The published plan details do not publish subscriber caps for those paid tiers, so confirm them before switching.

Enterprise pricing is not published. Its listed inclusions are unlimited subscribers, websites and sub-accounts, plus a dedicated account manager, but there is no price to compare against your current stack. PushAlert also remains centered on web push and on-site messaging. The published feature list does not show SMS or a broader cross-channel campaign suite, so it is a limited substitute if your goal is to consolidate those channels too.

There is a 15-day free trial, but the pricing material does not specify what happens to subscribers or campaigns when it ends. Check that transition and any paid-tier subscriber limits before committing.

PushAlert has a free plan for up to 3,000 subscribers, one website and 1,000 REST API calls a month. It includes unlimited notifications. Paid monthly rates are $12 for Basic, $39 for Premium and $69 for Platinum; the pricing page advertises two months free with annual billing, bringing those monthly equivalents to $10, $33 and $58.

The biggest step up is from Basic to Premium: $27 more per month on monthly billing, or $23 more at the annual monthly equivalent. Premium adds two websites, up to three logins, a 100,000-call API allowance, automated A/B testing and recurring notifications. Basic remains limited to one website. Platinum costs $30 more per month than Premium, or $25 more on the annual equivalent, and raises the limits to five websites, five logins and 300,000 API calls.

Enterprise pricing is not published. No add-ons are listed. A 15-day free trial is advertised, but check the billing terms before committing annually.

Moving to PushAlert means setting up its website subscription prompts and, if needed, connecting your data through its JavaScript or REST APIs. The plans list different website and API-call limits, so check those against your setup before migrating—Basic, for example, covers one website and 30,000 REST API calls per month.

The published product details do not say whether subscriber lists can be exported, imported from another provider or transferred between services. They also do not explain what happens to browser subscriptions if you leave. Confirm both points with PushAlert before treating your audience as portable; the available details aren't enough to establish that it is.

We weren't given Reddit posts or comments to support claims about why users leave, so we can't attribute any switching complaints to Reddit. Based on the published offer, likely reasons to compare alternatives include needing SMS, a broader marketing stack, more than one website on Basic or published Enterprise pricing. These are fit considerations, not reported user complaints.