Deliverability vs Push Notifications

Developers should learn about deliverability when building or maintaining email systems, marketing platforms, or communication tools to ensure messages reliably reach users meets developers should learn and use push notifications to improve user retention and engagement in mobile and web applications, particularly for time-sensitive scenarios like messaging apps, e-commerce order updates, or breaking news alerts. Here's our take.

Deliverability

Nice Pick

Developers should learn about deliverability when building or maintaining email systems, marketing platforms, or communication tools to ensure messages reliably reach users

Pros

• It's essential for applications that send transactional emails (e
• Related to: email-marketing, smtp

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Push Notifications

Developers should learn and use push notifications to improve user retention and engagement in mobile and web applications, particularly for time-sensitive scenarios like messaging apps, e-commerce order updates, or breaking news alerts

Pros

• It's essential for applications that require real-time communication, such as social media platforms, productivity tools, or IoT devices, to keep users informed and drive re-engagement without constant app usage
• Related to: firebase-cloud-messaging, apple-push-notification-service

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Deliverability if: You want it's essential for applications that send transactional emails (e and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Push Notifications if: You prioritize it's essential for applications that require real-time communication, such as social media platforms, productivity tools, or iot devices, to keep users informed and drive re-engagement without constant app usage over what Deliverability offers.

The Bottom Line

Deliverability wins

Developers should learn about deliverability when building or maintaining email systems, marketing platforms, or communication tools to ensure messages reliably reach users