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Pusher

Hosted APIs to build realtime features.

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Overview

Pusher is a hosted service that provides developers with APIs to build realtime features. It offers two main products: Channels for realtime communication and Beams for push notifications. Pusher handles the complexity of realtime infrastructure, allowing developers to focus on building their applications.

✨ Key Features

  • Realtime pub/sub messaging (Channels)
  • Push notifications (Beams)
  • Presence channels
  • End-to-end encryption
  • SDKs for various platforms

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Ease of use and developer-friendly APIs
  • Focus on providing hosted building blocks for realtime features
  • Strong documentation and community

Unique Value: A simple and reliable way for developers to add realtime features to their applications without managing complex infrastructure.

🎯 Use Cases (5)

Live chat Notifications Real-time dashboards Collaborative applications Multiplayer games

✅ Best For

  • GitHub's real-time notifications
  • Mailchimp's real-time collaboration features
  • The New York Times' real-time updates

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Backend data streaming and processing.

🏆 Alternatives

Ably PubNub Firebase Realtime Database

Known for its simplicity and ease of use, making it a great choice for developers who want to get started quickly with realtime features.

💻 Platforms

Web iOS Android API

🔌 Integrations

SDKs for web, iOS, Android, and various backend languages

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (Business tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ HIPAA ✓ BAA Available ✓ GDPR ✓ SSO ✓ SOC 2 Type 2 ✓ HIPAA

💰 Pricing

$49.00/mo
Free Tier Available

Free tier: Free plan with 100 max connections, 200k messages/day for Channels, and 1,000 monthly active devices for Beams.

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