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24 alternatives to Pusher Channels

Build scalable realtime infrastructure for your apps

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pusher Channels launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Pusher Push Notifications API▲435

   Send push notifications programmatically at scale

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pusher Beams▲165

   Hosted API for devs to deliver transactional notifications

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   PushRadar▲95

   Real time notifications for your apps

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pusher Chatkit▲114

   Developer-driven chat done simply.

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Stream Chat▲330

   Build, code and ship in app messaging in a few hours

   2019 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   In-App Notification Center by SuprSend▲233

   Pre-built real-time notification center for your app & web

   2024 · suprsend.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hyperlink▲266

   Get push notifications when your links get clicked

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pusha▲135

   Send push notifications from your desktop or web application

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Knock▲340

   Notification infrastructure for developers

   2022 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pushpin▲79

    Building and scaling realtime APIs made easy

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Pusher▲4

    Write less code, ship your app faster & scale massively.

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PushPrime▲211

    Supercharge your website with push notifications

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hooks Chats▲117

    Push notifications meet real time conversations

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Intercom Real-Time▲508

    Have live conversations with users inside your apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Flock▲168

    Real-time team messenger tool

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mention for Slack▲334

    Real-time monitoring + real-time chat

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Slack RTM API▲112

    Slack's Real Time Messaging API

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Parse Push ▲147

    Creating, scheduling, and segmenting push notifications

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Pusher▲81

    Create a chat app in 5min

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Push▲86

    Notifications made for you.

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Push Chat▲113

    Your decentralized, uncensorable & web3-native chat solution

    2023 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Message.io▲296

    Bots that work everywhere

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Push.js▲236

    Cross-browser solution for JavaScript desktop notifications

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Horntell▲256

    Interactive push notifications for your website

    2015 · its alternatives →

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