The free plan adds 10,000 emails a month on top of mobile push. OneSignal sends mobile push, web push, email, in-app messages and SMS from one dashboard and API. The pricing page lists a Free plan at $0 with 10,000 email sends a month, unlimited mobile push, in-app messaging and Live Activities for organizations with up to 1,000 monthly active users, web push with a maximum of 10,000 subscribers per send, 3 active Journeys, 6 audience segments and 30 days of reporting history. Growth starts at $19 a month. Older forum answers describe an unlimited free tier, and a Reddit thread titled OneSignal cutting free tier from 10K to 1K MAU shows how developers reacted to the lower cap. G2 lists 1,243 reviews and Capterra shows 4.7 from 108, with cons that include missing features and cost.
Free tier quotas
Price
$0 a month
Email
10,000 sends a month
Mobile push
Unlimited, for organizations with up to 1,000 monthly active users
In-app messaging and Live Activities
Unlimited, for organizations with up to 1,000 monthly active users
Web push
Max 10,000 subscribers per send
SMS and RCS
Available
Journeys
3 active Journeys, unlimited message steps
Segments and tags
6 audience segments, 6 data tags, A/B testing up to 2 variants
Reporting history
Up to 30 days
Contacts
Unlimited, with 30+ core integrations
Last sniffed Oct 19, 2026. Always confirm on the official pricing page.
👍 Good boy
+One free account covers push, email, in-app and SMS, with unlimited API send access on all plans according to the comparison table.
+Free email is 10,000 sends a month, and web push is allowed up to 10,000 subscribers per send.
+Growth is $19 a month plus usage ($0.012 per monthly active user for mobile push, $1.50 per 1,000 emails beyond 20,000 included), so the first paid step is small.
+Capterra shows 4.7 from 108 reviews, and a G2 reviewer said that for push notifications it is easy to manage and dependable.
+A Trustpilot reviewer said they had used the free plan for almost 18 months, mainly for push notifications.
+OneSignal AI and an MCP server are listed on the Free plan.
👎 Watch out
−Free mobile push now stops at 1,000 monthly active users. A r/reactnative thread titled OneSignal cutting free tier from 10K to 1K MAU calls it a massive drop that makes the tier unusable for most side projects.
−Older advice no longer matches the pricing page. A r/node reply, worded as if from the company, says OneSignal offers unlimited push to an unlimited number of subscribers on the free plan, while the pricing page now attaches a 1,000 MAU limit to mobile push.
−G2's pros and cons page lists missing features, a learning curve, limited features, expense and notification issues among the cons.
−A G2 pricing reviewer said the number of tags you can use was reduced over the years, and a Capterra reviewer said the free tier has limited features that can restrict growing apps.
−Free email goes out from a shared IP only, and audit logs are kept 48 hours on Free and Growth.
−The free plan has one user role (Admin). Viewer roles start at Growth.
The catch
The free mobile push limit changed. The pricing page says unlimited mobile push, in-app messaging and Live Activities apply to organizations with up to 1,000 monthly active users. A Reddit thread says the free tier was cut from 10K to 1K MAU, and older forum posts still say unlimited, so rely on the current pricing page.
Monthly active users count any mobile subscription record active in the last 30 days, whether or not the user opted in to push. That definition comes from OneSignal's pricing FAQ.
Web push is limited by subscribers, not MAU, at 10,000 per send on Free. On Free, subscription records are kept if they were active in the past 18 months. I did not confirm whether signup needs a card, or commercial terms for the free plan.
What’s included
✓Mobile push, web push, in-app messaging and Live Activities
✓Email and SMS or RCS
✓Journeys with a visual workflow builder
✓Audience segments and data tags
✓A/B testing
✓API send access
✓OneSignal AI and MCP
✓30+ core integrations
Free tier value
Generosity
B
Estimated value
Free mobile push for up to 1,000 monthly active users, plus 10,000 emails a month
Feature parity
Growth (from $19 a month) includes 20,000 email sends, then $1.50 per 1,000.
Screenshots
HomepagePricing page
Paid plans
Growth, from $19 a month
Monthly. Adds more automation, integrations, prioritized support and better analytics. Mobile push $0.012 per monthly active user, web push $0.004 per subscriber, email 20,000 free sends then $1.50 per 1,000.
Professional, custom (annual)
Advanced marketing and analytics, all integrations, advanced experiments and advanced permission management, with up to 20 active Journeys.
Enterprise, custom (annual)
Unlimited personalization, reporting history up to 2 years, security and compliance extras and a custom SLA.
Common questions
Is OneSignal push free?
The Free plan includes unlimited mobile push for organizations with up to 1,000 monthly active users, and web push up to 10,000 subscribers per send.
What is a monthly active user?
A mobile subscription record that was active in your app within the last 30 days, whether or not it opted in to push.
Did the free tier shrink?
A r/reactnative thread says OneSignal cut the free tier from 10K to 1K MAU. The pricing page currently shows 1,000 MAU.
Can I send email on the free plan?
Yes, 10,000 sends a month, from a shared IP.
How is OneSignal rated?
G2 lists 1,243 reviews and Capterra shows 4.7 from 108.
Change history
Checked October 22, 2026
Pricing page read in full. G2 pros and cons, Capterra and Trustpilot read as excerpts. Reddit threads read as excerpts; some are older and describe the previous free tier. Card requirement and commercial terms unknown.
