ios - Is Firebase + Batch a good alternative to Parse in terms of push notifications? -

parse best end push notifications since that'll no more i'm looking free alternative ios app. after research seems using batch api firebase one. want send pictures/video , text user.

if not possible or free have other recommendations? should know?

thanks help!

batch alternative parse push (disclosure: i'm co-founder) product not free obvious reasons. i'll give one: don't want migrate push notifications every year because free service using closing.

you can build whole push notifications stack using google cloud messaging can painful , guess want focus on core business. closest analogy email, want setup own smtp server? not.

if looking database parse core, firebase candidate and can plugged batch if needed. know, don't provide static file upload method had parse. might have use amazon s3 or (and store files urls in firebase).