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    OneSignal

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOneSignal’s omnichannel customer engagement platform offers push notifications, email, in-app messages, and SMS. OneSignal’s automated customer Journeys and one-off campaigns allow users to create messaging strategies that convert, inform, and retain audiences, with little to no coding required for setup.

    $19

    per month

    Signal

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ASignal is an open source cross-platform messaging app featuring end-to-end encryption to keep conversations private and secure, boasting no ads, no affiliate marketers, and no creepy tracking in Signal. Users can focus on sharing the moments that matter.

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    Pricing
    OneSignalSignal
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    19+
    per month
    Professional
    999+
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Enterprise
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    Pricing Offerings
    OneSignalSignal
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    OneSignalSignal
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Vbout
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    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Workplace from Meta (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OneSignalSignal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OneSignalSignal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OneSignal
    I think One Signal is very well suited for mobile app owners who want to be in touch with their user base more easily by sending push notifications and in-app messages. I'm not sure how well that works for SMS messaging as I haven't yet tried it. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it if your in-apps are very rare.
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    Open Source
    Signal is great for high-security applications where privacy is a concern, perhaps because of the sensitive nature of the materials being communicated. For instance, if you are sending sensitive information about a film that hasn't been released yet, and you want to make sure that paparazzi and fans don't get access to spoiler information, Signal is a great way to communicate.
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    Pros
    OneSignal
    • Send instant notifications without any delay.
    • Provide all the necessary features for testing.
    • Highly cost effective.
    • Great system to handle huge volume.
    • Great customer support.
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    Open Source
    • Encryption end to end
    • Audio quality
    • Ability to permanently delete messages and history
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    Cons
    OneSignal
    • Is still in development: we know OneSignal is still in development and sometimes it takes longer to create or fulfill certain features.
    • Payment: payment menu is not at the glance, [and] is just difficult sometimes to find -it is a minor issue.
    • Send to certain custom segments through specific OneSignal IDs; you can do it though API doing a GET call with tools like Postman. If this can be done from OneSignal it would be great.
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    Open Source
    • Backup functionality on iOS devices
    • Sometimes messages can be delayed
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    Usability
    OneSignal
    I give an 8 in this question mainly for 2 reasons: the products even if they look like complete and are highly customizable and usable, they are still missing some logical features. For example, send messages to a list of users - now days you can do it with postman and get calls. A second example is App messaging that is still in development and has many opportunities.
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    Open Source
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    Support Rating
    OneSignal
    Their customer support has been top-notch. They are able to assist you in getting through any problems that you may have and respond in a very timely manner. I've dealt with them on 4-5 instances over the years and my issues were always resolved within a matter of a few business days.
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    Open Source
    I've never contacted support but I see that they are on the ball for bug fixes, highly communicative in release notes, and continually releasing updates to Signal that address common user complaints. Given how responsive the development team is, and how they are continually improving Signal, I think their support is top notch.
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    Alternatives Considered
    OneSignal
    In my opinion, OneSignal documentation / API is more friendly [than] Firebase. Maybe because Firebase is already "too big," but OneSignal is focused on one solution that giving our notification through to our customer. In that case, OneSignal is chosen by our company. Several years after that, Firebase announced it supported [the] iOs platform too but our company already using OneSignal to our notification provider.
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    Open Source
    Signal is far and away better and more feature-rich. Skype is no longer the app it used to be before Microsoft acquired it, and WhatsApp, while trying to be much like Signal with claims, has too many features that lead to a sense of insecurity as it's too widely used and used for too many things.
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    Return on Investment
    OneSignal
    • OneSignal has allowed us to grow number of subscribers in a short time.
    • We are able to send our news and offers easily and instantly.
    • We have become able to drive more website traffic and increase in sales.
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    Open Source
    • Communication is crucial to accomplishing our mission
    • Cost of similar commercial apps could be very prohibitive
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