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Push notification tools — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for push notification tools, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

▲PushEngage moved #4 → #3
▼FCM moved #3 → #4
▲Braze moved #6 → #5
▼Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) moved #5 → #6
▲WebPushr +2.6pp (20% → 22.6%)
▼Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) -2.2pp (34.5% → 32.3%)
▼Pushwoosh -1.9pp (30.9% → 29%)
▲PushEngage +1.6pp (43.6% → 45.2%)
▲Braze +1pp (34.5% → 35.5%)

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

▲Pushwoosh moved #10 → #7
▼Airship moved #7 → #9
▼WebPushr moved #8 → #10
▲Firebase moved #3 → #2
▼FCM moved #2 → #3
▲CleverTap moved #9 → #8
▲Pushwoosh +9.5pp (21.4% → 30.9%)
▲Braze +5.9pp (28.6% → 34.5%)
▲CleverTap +5.9pp (21.4% → 27.3%)
▼FCM -4.5pp (50% → 45.5%)
▲PushEngage +4.3pp (39.3% → 43.6%)
▲OneSignal +3.1pp (71.4% → 74.5%)
▲Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) +2.4pp (32.1% → 34.5%)
▼WebPushr -1.4pp (21.4% → 20%)

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲WebPushr moved #10 → #8
▼Pushwoosh moved #8 → #10
▲FCM moved #3 → #2
▼Firebase moved #2 → #3
▼Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) -7.9pp (40% → 32.1%)
▼Braze -5.7pp (34.3% → 28.6%)
▼FCM -4.3pp (54.3% → 50%)
▼Firebase -4.3pp (54.3% → 50%)
▲WebPushr +4.3pp (17.1% → 21.4%)
▼Airship -3.6pp (28.6% → 25%)
▼OneSignal -2.9pp (74.3% → 71.4%)
▼Pushwoosh -1.5pp (22.9% → 21.4%)
▲CleverTap +1.4pp (20% → 21.4%)

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲Firebase moved #4 → #2
▼FCM moved #2 → #3
▼PushEngage moved #3 → #4
▲Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) moved #6 → #5
▼Braze moved #5 → #6
▲Firebase +12.5pp (41.8% → 54.3%)
▲FCM +10.7pp (43.6% → 54.3%)
▲Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) +9.1pp (30.9% → 40%)
▼Pushwoosh -2.6pp (25.5% → 22.9%)
▼PushEngage -1.8pp (41.8% → 40%)
▼CleverTap -1.8pp (21.8% → 20%)
▲OneSignal +1.6pp (72.7% → 74.3%)
▲Braze +1.6pp (32.7% → 34.3%)
▲Airship +1.3pp (27.3% → 28.6%)
▼WebPushr -1.1pp (18.2% → 17.1%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

▲ INWebPushr entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTAPNs left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲PushEngage moved #4 → #3
▼Firebase moved #3 → #4
▲WebPushr moved #11 → #10
▼APNs moved #10 → #11
▼Braze -6pp (38.7% → 32.7%)
▼CleverTap -4pp (25.8% → 21.8%)
▼Pushwoosh -3.5pp (29% → 25.5%)
▼Airship -3.3pp (30.6% → 27.3%)
▼FCM -3.2pp (46.8% → 43.6%)
▼Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) -3pp (33.9% → 30.9%)
▼APNs -3pp (19.4% → 16.4%)
▼PushEngage -1.7pp (43.5% → 41.8%)
▼Firebase -1.7pp (43.5% → 41.8%)
▼OneSignal -1.5pp (74.2% → 72.7%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▼PushEngage moved #2 → #4
▲Airship moved #9 → #7
▲FCM moved #3 → #2
▲Firebase moved #4 → #3
▼Pushwoosh moved #7 → #8
▼CleverTap moved #8 → #9
▼Pushwoosh -3pp (32% → 29%)
▲FCM +2.8pp (44% → 46.8%)
▲Airship +2.6pp (28% → 30.6%)
▲Firebase +2.2pp (41.3% → 43.5%)
▼CleverTap -2.2pp (28% → 25.8%)
▼PushEngage -1.8pp (45.3% → 43.5%)
▲Braze +1.4pp (37.3% → 38.7%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

▼APNs -1.9pp (20.6% → 18.7%)
▲Firebase +1.6pp (39.7% → 41.3%)
▲FCM +1.4pp (42.6% → 44%)
▼CleverTap -1.4pp (29.4% → 28%)

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Firebase moved #6 → #4
▼Braze moved #3 → #5
▼Pushwoosh moved #5 → #7
▲FCM moved #4 → #3
▲Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) moved #7 → #6
▼Pushwoosh -5.9pp (38.3% → 32.4%)
▼Braze -4.4pp (42.6% → 38.2%)
▲Firebase +3.5pp (36.2% → 39.7%)
▼PushEngage -3.3pp (48.9% → 45.6%)
▼CleverTap -2.5pp (31.9% → 29.4%)
▲FCM +2.2pp (40.4% → 42.6%)
▼Airship -1.9pp (29.8% → 27.9%)
▼OneSignal -1.6pp (76.6% → 75%)

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1OneSignal74.2%
#2Firebase51.6%
#3PushEngage45.2%
#4FCM45.2%
#5Braze35.5%
#6Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.3%
#7Pushwoosh29%
#8CleverTap27.4%
#9Airship25.8%
#10WebPushr22.6%

Sep 7, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1OneSignal74.2%
#2Firebase51.6%
#3PushEngage45.2%
#4FCM45.2%
#5Braze35.5%
#6Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.3%
#7Pushwoosh29%
#8CleverTap27.4%
#9Airship25.8%
#10WebPushr22.6%

Sep 6, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1OneSignal74.2%
#2Firebase51.6%
#3PushEngage45.2%
#4FCM45.2%
#5Braze35.5%
#6Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.3%
#7Pushwoosh29%
#8CleverTap27.4%
#9Airship25.8%
#10WebPushr22.6%

Sep 5, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1OneSignal74.2%
#2Firebase51.6%
#3PushEngage45.2%
#4FCM45.2%
#5Braze35.5%
#6Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.3%
#7Pushwoosh29%
#8CleverTap27.4%
#9Airship25.8%
#10WebPushr22.6%

Sep 4, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1OneSignal74.5%
#2Firebase50.9%
#3FCM45.5%
#4PushEngage43.6%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)34.5%
#6Braze34.5%
#7Pushwoosh30.9%
#8CleverTap27.3%
#9Airship25.5%
#10WebPushr20%

Sep 3, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1OneSignal71.4%
#2FCM50%
#3Firebase50%
#4PushEngage39.3%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.1%
#6Braze28.6%
#7Airship25%
#8WebPushr21.4%
#9CleverTap21.4%
#10Pushwoosh21.4%

Sep 2, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1OneSignal71.4%
#2FCM50%
#3Firebase50%
#4PushEngage39.3%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.1%
#6Braze28.6%
#7Airship25%
#8WebPushr21.4%
#9CleverTap21.4%
#10Pushwoosh21.4%

Sep 1, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1OneSignal71.4%
#2FCM50%
#3Firebase50%
#4PushEngage39.3%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.1%
#6Braze28.6%
#7Airship25%
#8WebPushr21.4%
#9CleverTap21.4%
#10Pushwoosh21.4%

Aug 31, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1OneSignal71.4%
#2FCM50%
#3Firebase50%
#4PushEngage39.3%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.1%
#6Braze28.6%
#7Airship25%
#8WebPushr21.4%
#9CleverTap21.4%
#10Pushwoosh21.4%

Aug 30, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1OneSignal71.4%
#2FCM50%
#3Firebase50%
#4PushEngage39.3%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.1%
#6Braze28.6%
#7Airship25%
#8WebPushr21.4%
#9CleverTap21.4%
#10Pushwoosh21.4%

Aug 29, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7

#1OneSignal71.4%
#2FCM50%
#3Firebase50%
#4PushEngage39.3%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.1%
#6Braze28.6%
#7Airship25%
#8WebPushr21.4%
#9CleverTap21.4%
#10Pushwoosh21.4%

Aug 28, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7

#1OneSignal71.4%
#2FCM50%
#3Firebase50%
#4PushEngage39.3%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.1%
#6Braze28.6%
#7Airship25%
#8WebPushr21.4%
#9CleverTap21.4%
#10Pushwoosh21.4%

Aug 27, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7

#1OneSignal71.4%
#2FCM50%
#3Firebase50%
#4PushEngage39.3%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.1%
#6Braze28.6%
#7Airship25%
#8WebPushr21.4%
#9CleverTap21.4%
#10Pushwoosh21.4%

Aug 26, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v7

#1OneSignal71.4%
#2FCM50%
#3Firebase50%
#4PushEngage39.3%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.1%
#6Braze28.6%
#7Airship25%
#8WebPushr21.4%
#9CleverTap21.4%
#10Pushwoosh21.4%

Aug 25, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v7

#1OneSignal71.4%
#2FCM50%
#3Firebase50%
#4PushEngage39.3%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)32.1%
#6Braze28.6%
#7Airship25%
#8WebPushr21.4%
#9CleverTap21.4%
#10Pushwoosh21.4%

Aug 24, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1OneSignal74.3%
#2Firebase54.3%
#3FCM54.3%
#4PushEngage40%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)40%
#6Braze34.3%
#7Airship28.6%
#8Pushwoosh22.9%
#9CleverTap20%
#10WebPushr17.1%

Aug 23, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1OneSignal74.3%
#2Firebase54.3%
#3FCM54.3%
#4PushEngage40%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)40%
#6Braze34.3%
#7Airship28.6%
#8Pushwoosh22.9%
#9CleverTap20%
#10WebPushr17.1%

Aug 22, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1OneSignal74.3%
#2Firebase54.3%
#3FCM54.3%
#4PushEngage40%
#5Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)40%
#6Braze34.3%
#7Airship28.6%
#8Pushwoosh22.9%
#9CleverTap20%
#10WebPushr17.1%

Aug 21, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1OneSignal72.7%
#2FCM43.6%
#3PushEngage41.8%
#4Firebase41.8%
#5Braze32.7%
#6Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)30.9%
#7Airship27.3%
#8Pushwoosh25.5%
#9CleverTap21.8%
#10WebPushr18.2%

Aug 20, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1OneSignal74.2%
#2FCM46.8%
#3Firebase43.5%
#4PushEngage43.5%
#5Braze38.7%
#6Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)33.9%
#7Airship30.6%
#8Pushwoosh29%
#9CleverTap25.8%
#10APNs19.4%

Aug 19, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1OneSignal74.2%
#2FCM46.8%
#3Firebase43.5%
#4PushEngage43.5%
#5Braze38.7%
#6Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)33.9%
#7Airship30.6%
#8Pushwoosh29%
#9CleverTap25.8%
#10APNs19.4%

Aug 18, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7

#1OneSignal74.7%
#2PushEngage45.3%
#3FCM44%
#4Firebase41.3%
#5Braze37.3%
#6Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)33.3%
#7Pushwoosh32%
#8CleverTap28%
#9Airship28%
#10APNs18.7%

Aug 17, 202668 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7

#1OneSignal75%
#2PushEngage45.6%
#3FCM42.6%
#4Firebase39.7%
#5Braze38.2%
#6Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)33.8%
#7Pushwoosh32.4%
#8CleverTap29.4%
#9Airship27.9%
#10APNs20.6%

Aug 16, 202647 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1OneSignal76.6%
#2PushEngage48.9%
#3Braze42.6%
#4FCM40.4%
#5Pushwoosh38.3%
#6Firebase36.2%
#7Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)34%
#8CleverTap31.9%
#9Airship29.8%
#10APNs21.3%

Aug 15, 202647 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1OneSignal76.6%
#2PushEngage48.9%
#3Braze42.6%
#4FCM40.4%
#5Pushwoosh38.3%
#6Firebase36.2%
#7Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)34%
#8CleverTap31.9%
#9Airship29.8%
#10APNs21.3%

Aug 14, 202647 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1OneSignal76.6%
#2PushEngage48.9%
#3Braze42.6%
#4FCM40.4%
#5Pushwoosh38.3%
#6Firebase36.2%
#7Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)34%
#8CleverTap31.9%
#9Airship29.8%
#10APNs21.3%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/push-notification-tools/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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