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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two Push Notifications packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
firebase_messaging leads on usage with about 15.8x the daily downloads of onesignal_flutter (83,235 vs 5,281 per day). firebase_messaging answers issues faster, a median first reply of 1 vs 6 days.
🇺🇸 firebase.google.com · v16.2.0
Flutter plugin for Firebase Cloud Messaging, a cross-platform messaging solution that lets you reliably deliver messages on Android and iOS.
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OneSignal is a free push notification service for mobile apps. This plugin makes it easy to integrate your flutter app with OneSignal
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| Metric | firebase_messaging | onesignal_flutter |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 83,235 | 5,281 |
| Rank in Push Notifications | #2 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 9,197 | 648 |
| Likes | 3,929 | 950 |
| Pub points | 140 / 160 | 125 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 1 days | 6 days |
| Contributors | 99 | 31 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | NOASSERTION |
| First published | 9 years ago | 6 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, macos, web | android, ios |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.