The short answer
Airship is billed custom mau contract. It has no free tier (None (sales-gated)). Paid usage is quoted by the vendor rather than listed as a public price.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Airship Essentials | Custom (quote) | Self-service, no-code platform aimed at growth-stage teams; pricing not published, obtained via sales/quote. |
| Airship Experience Platform (AXP) / Enterprise | Custom (quote) | Full cross-channel enterprise platform (push, web, in-app, SMS, email, wallet, Journeys, AI). Third-party/OneSignal estimates ~$35,000/yr entry at ~250k monthly contacts incl. onboarding fee, scaling into six figures. |
How Airship bills you
The pricing model is custom mau contract. Enterprise mobile-engagement incumbent with deep orchestration and SLAs, but sales-gated with no public pricing or self-serve key. Best suited to: enterprise mobile engagement.
What to watch for on the bill
- Among the most expensive push providers; quote-only pricing with ~$35k/yr entry plus onboarding fees prices out SMBs and indie developers
- No public/self-serve pricing, every plan requires a sales conversation
The pricing page we read
Source: https://www.airship.com/pricing/. Prices change, so confirm there before you commit.
Compare Airship with alternatives
Other push notification apis: OneSignal, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Amazon SNS, Knock, Courier.
Looking at quality rather than price? See the Airship score on APIbenchmarks. Full entry: Airship pricing.