# Courier vs MagicBell (slim)

> Courier scores 70.5 (BB) on agent readiness against MagicBell's 58.8 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do notify push. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Courier scores 70.5 (BB) on agent readiness against MagicBell's 58.8 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do notify push.

- Courier: BB 70.5, rank #146 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/courier.min.md
- MagicBell: C 58.8, rank #515 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/magicbell.min.md
- Courier, good for A product team that wants simple per-send billing and one API across many providers, and for agents that only send. Ahead on Reliability, 92 against 75; Schema & documentation, 84 against 68; Agent ergonomics, 68 against 63; Security & auth, 56 against 50; Maintenance & community, 86 against 49; Transparency & trust, 65 against 58. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- MagicBell, good for A product team that wants an embeddable in-app inbox with push, email, SMS, Slack and Teams behind one broadcast call, and an agent that sends notifications with a project token it was given.

| Category | Courier | MagicBell |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 92 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 68 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 68 | 63 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 56 | 50 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 49 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 65 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Courier | MagicBell |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Courier | MagicBell, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.courier.com` | `https://api.magicbell.com/v2` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (Node SDK) | Proprietary service under MagicBell's terms. The Go client and the CLI are MIT. The JavaScript client carries MagicBell's own Licence Agreement |
| Tools exposed | 170 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `io.github.trycourier/courier` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-09-24 | 2026-07-29 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-10 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-12-08 | no date given |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 63 stars, 189k npm/wk, 35k PyPI/wk | 31 stars, 49k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |