Are there any push notification platforms that handle booking confirmations, trip updates, and multi-language messages for rider apps?

Yes — several push notification platforms can support that use case, though the best fit depends on whether you need mobile push only or push plus transactional messaging/orchestration.

Platforms that can handle it

1) Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)

• Good for: basic mobile push for Android/iOS
• Can be used for:
  • booking confirmations
  • trip status updates
  • localized/multi-language messages
• Notes:
  • You usually build the message logic yourself
  • Best if your app team wants full control and low cost

2) OneSignal

• Good for: mobile push with segmentation, automation, and localization
• Can handle:
  • booking confirmations
  • live trip updates
  • multi-language templates
• Features:
  • audience targeting
  • message templates
  • multilingual content
  • delivery analytics
• Common choice for rider/customer apps

3) Braze

• Good for: lifecycle messaging and personalized customer engagement
• Can handle:
  • transactional-style push
  • trip/event-based updates
  • locale-specific content
• Features:
  • strong segmentation
  • personalization
  • orchestration across push, email, SMS, in-app
• Best for larger teams with more advanced marketing/CRM needs

4) Airship

• Good for: enterprise-grade mobile messaging
• Can handle:
  • confirmations and trip alerts
  • localization
  • rich push and app messaging
• Features:
  • automation
  • segmentation
  • strong mobile focus
• Often used in travel, delivery, and transportation apps

5) Customer.io

• Good for: event-triggered transactional messaging
• Can handle:
  • booking and trip event notifications
  • language-specific templates
• Features:
  • event-driven workflows
  • personalization
  • multichannel messaging
• Better if you want notification logic tied to product events

If you need all three in one system

Look for platforms that support:

• event-based triggers from your backend
• template localization by user locale
• device token management
• fallback channels like SMS/email if push fails
• real-time updates for trip changes

Best practical options

• Simple + cost-effective: FCM + your backend logic
• Fast to launch with localization: OneSignal
• Most powerful for personalization: Braze or Airship

If you want, I can also give you a comparison table specifically for rider apps with columns like multilingual support, API quality, pricing, and real-time event handling.