# Expo Push Notifications vs Pushover (slim)

> Expo Push Notifications scores 58.8 (C) to Pushover's 53.1 (D) for push notifications. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Expo Push Notifications scores 58.8 (C) on agent readiness against Pushover's 53.1 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Pushover leads on transparency & trust. Both do push notifications.

- Expo Push Notifications: C 58.8, rank #571 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/expo-push-notifications.min.md
- Pushover: D 53.1, rank #716 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pushover.min.md
- Expo Push Notifications, good for An agent that must push to an app already built with Expo, at no cost and with one call for both platforms. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 60 against 50; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Maintenance & community, 74 against 20.
- Pushover, good for An agent that must reach its owner or an on-call team and get an acknowledgement. Ahead on Transparency & trust, 87 against 68.

| Category | Expo Push Notifications | Pushover |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 62 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 60 | 50 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 64 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 48 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 74 | 20 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 87 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Expo Push Notifications | Pushover |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Expo | Pushover |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://exp.host/--/api/v2/push/send` | `https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json` |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Expo's terms of service. The Node.js server SDK is MIT | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-08-24 | 2026-06-23 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-05-29 | 2026-05-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-10-21 | 2026-05-01 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 1k stars, 1.3M npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |