Best way to do push notifications?

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hello,

I have only read about push notifications and have yet to code for one. I was planning to use PushWoosh.com but what I need to do is notify a group of users in different areas. They offer zones and also tags but that is over $300/month. I need to send a certain group a notification immediately when an order is processed on my server. I can check the SQL and I also get an email. So I can tell what group to notify by either of these. I need to use this for both iOS and Android. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Warren

#2

If you have access to your own server you can try pushd (https://github.com/rs/pushd).  You can create unlimited “events”, which is what you would use to section off your different users.

I’ve been working it into Coronium and it seems to work fairly well.  Another option is Amazon SNS(http://aws.amazon.com/sns/), but you will need to set up a backend to talk to that as well to register your users.  Amazon also have a “subscribe” model that you would use to section off your users.

All in all there really is no easy solution, that’s why the services get the big bucks. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

#3

Coronium all the way for me!!! Can’t say enough to describe how amazing it is. Thank you very much @develephant for all your hard work. 

#4

If you have access to your own server you can try pushd (https://github.com/rs/pushd).  You can create unlimited “events”, which is what you would use to section off your different users.

I’ve been working it into Coronium and it seems to work fairly well.  Another option is Amazon SNS(http://aws.amazon.com/sns/), but you will need to set up a backend to talk to that as well to register your users.  Amazon also have a “subscribe” model that you would use to section off your users.

All in all there really is no easy solution, that’s why the services get the big bucks. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

#5

Coronium all the way for me!!! Can’t say enough to describe how amazing it is. Thank you very much @develephant for all your hard work.