node-gcm vs node-apn

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node-gcm		node-apn
	Project
1	Mentions	1
1,302	Stars	165
-	Growth	0.0%
6.3	Activity	5.5
29 days ago	Latest Commit	7 months ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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node-gcm

Posts with mentions or reviews of node-gcm. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

How to add push notifications on db update ?
1 project | /r/reactnative | 26 Mar 2022

What you’re looking for is https://github.com/ToothlessGear/node-gcm. This library will help you create a service that will be called when someone eg inserts a comment or whetever other events.

node-apn

Posts with mentions or reviews of node-apn. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-27.

Send iOS Push Notifications from Node Server
2 projects | /r/node | 27 Jun 2023

I've been using node-apn. I'd like to move away from it as it appears to not be actively maintained. There is a fork of that library from the parse-community but a recently opened issue suggest that is has lost support recently as well.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing node-gcm and node-apn you can also consider the following projects:

dump1090-monitor - Monitor the dump1090 JSON feed and call webhooks based on the content

node-apn - :calling: Apple Push Notification module for Node.js

notion-api-chore-db-to-gotify - Node program to periodically send push notifications via Gotify when a Notion DB status condition is met (eg task is "due today" or "overdue")

Countly - Countly is a product analytics platform that helps teams track, analyze and act-on their user actions and behaviour on mobile, web and desktop applications.

rpc-websockets - JSON-RPC 2.0 implementation over WebSockets for Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript

EnableX-Video-Calling-App-Push-Notification-Service - This sample app is designed to bring together EnableX's video communication with the universality of push notifications for Android, iOS, and web devices.

grouparoo - 🦘 The Grouparoo Monorepo - open source customer data sync framework

shove - Asynchronous & persistent push notification service, supporting APNS, FCM, Web Push, Telegram and Email. Written in Go (Golang). Mirror of https://gitlab.com/pennersr/shove

react-native-firebase - 🔥 A well-tested feature-rich modular Firebase implementation for React Native. Supports both iOS & Android platforms for all Firebase services.

parse-server - Parse Server for Node.js / Express