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Email Deliverability vs Push Notifications

Developers should learn email deliverability when building applications that send emails, such as marketing campaigns, user notifications, or password resets, to ensure messages are received and not marked as spam 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.

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Email Deliverability

Developers should learn email deliverability when building applications that send emails, such as marketing campaigns, user notifications, or password resets, to ensure messages are received and not marked as spam

Email Deliverability

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Developers should learn email deliverability when building applications that send emails, such as marketing campaigns, user notifications, or password resets, to ensure messages are received and not marked as spam

Pros

  • +It's essential for maintaining sender reputation, complying with regulations like CAN-SPAM, and optimizing engagement rates in email-driven systems
  • +Related to: smtp, dns-configuration

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 Email Deliverability if: You want it's essential for maintaining sender reputation, complying with regulations like can-spam, and optimizing engagement rates in email-driven systems 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 Email Deliverability offers.

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The Bottom Line
Email Deliverability wins

Developers should learn email deliverability when building applications that send emails, such as marketing campaigns, user notifications, or password resets, to ensure messages are received and not marked as spam

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