Where SuprSend's free tier stops
SuprSend SuprSend's free tier stops at 10,000 notifications per month. It does include unlimited channels, branching and conditions, lists and broadcasts, unlimited team members, and a branded in-app notification feed, so the feature set is broad for a no-cost plan. The hard limit is volume, not functionality: once your app needs to send beyond 10,000 notifications in a month, the free tier is no longer enough. There is also no credit card required, which makes it easy to try, but it does not change the monthly cap.
Switch table
| SuprSend | Engagespot | Novu | Webpushr | Pingram | Pocket Alert | Engage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| monthly notifications or events | 10,000 notifications/month | 10,000 event triggers/month | 10,000 workflow runs/month | Unlimited push notifications | 3,000 emails/month and 100 SMS/month | 50 daily messages | 1,000 active users |
| channels included | Unlimited channels | Unlimited channels | All channels: Email, In-app, SMS, Chat, Push | Push and in-browser messaging | Email, SMS, voice, WhatsApp | Not specified | Push notifications and in-browser messaging |
| team members | Unlimited team members | 2 team members | Up to 3 team members | Unlimited team members | Not specified | Not specified | 2 team members |
| workflows or automations | Branching and conditions, lists and broadcasts | Unlimited workflows | Up to 20 workflows | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | 2 automations |
| environments | Not specified | 2 environments | 2 environments | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified |
| retention | Not specified | 7 days of feed retention | 24-hour activity feed retention | Not specified | 30 days of log retention | Up to 96 hours of delivery support | Not specified |
| Card required | - | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| First paid tier | - | Growth starts at $250/month | Pro starts at $30/month | INDIVIDUAL starts at $29/month | Pro starts at $20/month | Starter starts at $6/month | Starter starts at $50/month |
The alternatives
Engagespot
FTV 66 / 100Engagespot's free plan includes 10k event triggers per month, unlimited channels, unlimited workflows, 2-way notifications, US/EU region hosting, multi-tenancy, 2 environments, and 2 team members. It also includes email support and 7 days of feed retention. For teams that want a notification system with workflow orchestration and basic multi-environment support, the free tier is practical for small apps. It gives you similar infrastructure coverage around sending, routing, and inboxes, but with much tighter collaboration limits than SuprSend. Choose it if you want a comparable notification product and can work within two seats and two environments.
- Beats SuprSend: US/EU region hosting and 2-way notifications
- Falls short: Only 2 team members on the free plan
- Who should switch: Switch if you need region choice and interactive notifications more than unlimited collaboration.
Novu
FTV 60 / 100Novu's free plan includes 10,000 workflow runs per month, all main channels such as Email, In-app, SMS, Chat, and Push, US and EU data residency, up to 20 workflows, 2 environments, unlimited subscribers, 24-hour activity feed retention, and up to 3 team members. It is a strong fit for teams that want open-source-friendly notification infrastructure with built-in UI components and clear workflow limits. Compared with SuprSend, the free tier is narrower on collaboration and retention, but it is close on monthly volume and offers more explicit workflow and residency controls. Pick it if you want workflow-based notification orchestration with predictable free-plan boundaries.
- Beats SuprSend: Open-source notification infrastructure with workflow and residency controls
- Falls short: Only 3 team members on the free plan
- Who should switch: Switch if you want a workflow-centric, open-source-style stack and can live with short feed retention.
Webpushr
FTV 64 / 100Webpushr's free plan includes up to 10,000 subscribers, unlimited websites, unlimited push notifications, unlimited in-browser messaging, unlimited team members, unlimited segments, unlimited API access, unlimited integrations, unlimited custom user attributes, and several real-time analytics views plus website uptime monitoring. It is especially generous if your use case is web push rather than multi-channel notifications. Free users get the full feature set, not a trimmed-down trial, and there is no credit card required. If your priority is unlimited push activity and subscriber management rather than cross-channel workflows and inbox routing, Webpushr gives you much more room before you need to pay.
- Beats SuprSend: Unlimited push notifications and full feature set on the free plan
- Falls short: Web push only, not multi-channel notification infrastructure
- Who should switch: Switch if your main need is browser push and you do not need email, SMS, or inbox orchestration.
Pingram
FTV 53 / 100Pingram's free tier includes 3,000 emails per month, 100 SMS per month, unlimited domains, and 30 days of log retention. It is a simple messaging API starter plan for teams that mainly need email and SMS delivery, inbound webhooks, and logs without paying upfront. The free allowance is much smaller than SuprSend's on raw notification volume, but it is more focused on direct sending and logging instead of broader notification orchestration. Use it when your workflow is lightweight and your send mix is mostly email and SMS rather than multi-channel templates, feeds, or branching rules.
- Beats SuprSend: Unlimited domains and direct messaging focus
- Falls short: Far lower send volume than SuprSend
- Who should switch: Switch if you only need a small email and SMS sending layer with log retention.
Pocket Alert
FTV 45 / 100Pocket Alert's free plan includes 50 daily messages, 1 device, 1 application, 1 webhook, and alert delivery support up to 96 hours. It is built for personal or small-team alerting, especially for mobile push workflows tied to monitoring, deploys, cron jobs, or custom events. The free tier is much smaller than SuprSend's in total throughput, but it is focused and easy to understand. If you only need to route a handful of operational alerts to a device and you do not need multi-channel campaign infrastructure, Pocket Alert is a low-friction option.
- Beats SuprSend: Mobile alerting focus with device-based delivery
- Falls short: Very low message and integration limits
- Who should switch: Switch if you want a tiny alert inbox for operations, not a full notification platform.
Engage
FTV 60 / 100Engage's free plan includes 1,000 active users, 2 team members, 3 lists, 3 segments, 2 automations, push notifications, in-browser messaging, custom event tracking, a messaging API, analytics and reporting, live chat, API access, and SDKs. It is more of a customer engagement suite than a pure notification tool, so the free plan is useful if notifications are only one part of your lifecycle stack. Compared with SuprSend, it gives you broader marketing and support surface area, but much less volume and fewer collaboration seats. Choose it if you want notifications alongside segmentation, campaigns, and support tools.
- Beats SuprSend: Broader engagement suite with lists, segments, automations, and live chat
- Falls short: Only 1,000 active users on the free plan
- Who should switch: Switch if you need notifications inside a broader customer engagement workflow.
Two quick picks
Engagespot
Engagespot is the closest drop-in for teams already using notification workflows, multi-channel delivery, and inbox-style messaging. Its free tier keeps the same broad infrastructure shape as SuprSend, with unlimited channels and workflows, while changing the least about how a builder would structure notification logic.
Webpushr
Webpushr gives the most free headroom because its free plan keeps unlimited websites, unlimited push notifications, unlimited in-browser messaging, unlimited API access, unlimited integrations, and unlimited team members. For pure web push use cases, there is the least pressure to upgrade.
Frequently asked questions
Which alternative is closest to SuprSend for multi-channel notification workflows?
Engagespot is the closest fit if you want a notification infrastructure product with workflows, inbox-style delivery, and multiple channels. It keeps the usage model similar while staying free for 10k triggers.
Which alternative has the highest free sending headroom?
Webpushr gives the most room before paying if your use case is web push. Its free plan includes unlimited push notifications, while SuprSend caps the plan at 10,000 notifications per month.
Which option is best if I only send email and SMS?
Pingram is the most focused choice for small email and SMS sending needs. Its free plan includes 3,000 emails and 100 SMS per month, plus unlimited domains and 30 days of logs.
Is there a free alternative with no credit card required?
Yes. All of the listed alternatives here state no credit card is required on the free tier, so you can try them without entering payment details.
Bottom line
For most builders who have outgrown SuprSend's free tier, Engagespot is the best first alternative to try. It stays closest to SuprSend's notification-infrastructure shape, with workflows, multiple channels, in-app delivery, and a similarly sized monthly free allowance. If your main issue is the 10,000-notification cap and you want the least disruptive switch, start there. If you only need web push, though, Webpushr offers far more free headroom and may be the better long-term fit.
Read the full listing for SuprSend. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more alternatives on /alternatives, or head-to-head comparisons on /compare.