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24 alternatives to Fanout

Realtime APIs made simple

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Fanout launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Fanout▲98
Your API stack. Now with realtime push.
2015 · fastly.com · its alternatives →
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Fanout – Reverse proxy to push real-time data to connected devices▲84
Deliver real-time data and low-latency WebSockets & pub/sub at the edge with Fastly. Scale chat, IoT, live apps and messaging with a self-managed infrastructure.
2017 · fanout.io · its alternatives →
3
Trigger.dev Realtime AI [LW24]▲509
Live updates in your app made easy
2024 · trigger.dev · its alternatives →
4
Pushpin, a reverse proxy for real-time web services▲49
A proxy server for adding push to your API, used at the core of Fastly's Fanout service - fastly/pushpin
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Proxy 1.0▲718
Your AI Assistant that actually gets things done
2025 · convergence.ai · its alternatives →
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Serverless realtime chat with Fanout and Fly▲13
2018 · flychat.fanoutapp.com · its alternatives →
7
Pushpin – A new way to build realtime HTTP and WebSocket services▲114
Reverse proxy for realtime APIs.
2015 · pushpin.org · its alternatives →
8
Deepstream.io – open-source real-time server with pub/sub and data sync▲301
A realtime server for the modern web
2016 · deepstream.io · its alternatives →
9
Mock API Generator▲555
Generate custom data & API to build apps in less than 30s
2021 · retool.com · its alternatives →
10
Integuru▲161
Hey HN! We’re Alan and Richard from Integuru (YC W24). We generate fast, reliable integrations for platforms lacking official APIs. About 2 years ago, we released the first agent that reverse-engineers network traffic to build integrations (https://github.com/Integuru-AI/Integuru). Since then, we’ve developed a new approach to reverse-engineer platforms’ source code directly. This solution also includes authentication support. Here’s a demo: https://youtu.be/4l2L8fILC2g?si=nbWbDiFrWZIWRPM7. Many AI products need to integrate with web apps, but platforms…
May 2026 · integuru.com · its alternatives →
11
TrueLayer▲183
Simple Bank APIs to access real-time financial data
2017 · truelayer.com · its alternatives →
12
Stream 2.0▲303
API for building, scaling and personalizing feeds
2016 · getstream.io · its alternatives →
13
Realtime Multiplayer by Supabase▲273
Easily build real-time apps that enables user collaboration
2022 · multiplayer.dev · its alternatives →
14
WrapAPI▲291
Build an API on top of any website
2016 · wrapapi.com · its alternatives →
15
Pusher Channels▲68
Build scalable realtime infrastructure for your apps
2018 · pusher.com · its alternatives →
16
Apico▲127
Use any app as your backend
2024 · apico.dev · its alternatives →
17
Robotic Tape▲232
Quickly build an API for any website, visually.
2019 · its alternatives →
18
Manage web sockets from AWS Lambda using Fanout▲56
FaaS GRIP library for Python. Contribute to fanout/python-faas-grip development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Rapid - Real-time Database Service▲184
Build real-time apps without maintaining the infrastructure
2017 · its alternatives →
20
Props AI▲133
Monitor & monetize your LLM applications
2024 · getprops.ai · its alternatives →
21
Builduo▲157
Build SaaS backends with AI and deploy in minutes
2025 · builduo.com · its alternatives →
22
RealtimeApp – Deploy a realtime app using serverless components▲98
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
Aggelia▲69
Build realtime features in minutes not days
2021 · its alternatives →
24
Easyoauth▲73
Securely connect your front-end web app to APIs, in minutes
2021 · its alternatives →

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