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24 alternatives to Pushpin

Building and scaling realtime APIs made easy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Pushpin launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Pushpin – A new way to build realtime HTTP and WebSocket services▲114

   Reverse proxy for realtime APIs.

   2015 · pushpin.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Flowhub▲85

   Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

   2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Semantics3▲115

   Push, Pull and Real-time price & product updates via an API

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Chain▲125

   The Block Chain API for Developers

   2014 · chain.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HiveFlux + Slack▲93

   Real-time task management meets real-time communication

   2015 · blog.hiveflux.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Built With▲95

   See Technologies Behind Websites in Real-Time

   2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Contentify▲70

   a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

   2014 · thyb.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Swagger▲78

   The World's Most Popular Framework for APIs.

   2014 · swagger.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Quackpad▲139

   Collaborative docs for teams using Slack

   2015 · quackpad.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pusher Channels▲68

    Build scalable realtime infrastructure for your apps

    2018 · pusher.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Pusher PH Extension▲167

    Realtime Product Hunt Extension

    2014 · pusher.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sopler▲83

    A real-time, collaborative to-do list

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Timekit▲97

    A comprehensive scheduling API (pre-launch)

    2014 · timekit.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Mixture▲90

    Frontend development tools made easy

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Apitronics▲75

    Nest for Farming

    2014 · apitronics.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Slack▲128

    A platform for team communication

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Parsehubfree tier, from $189/mo▲96

    Turn dynamic websites into APIs

    2014 · parsehub.com · its alternatives →

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    Nanonets▲135

    Turn machine learning into an API call

    2017 · nanonets.com · its alternatives →

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    Parse Push ▲147

    Creating, scheduling, and segmenting push notifications

    2014 · parseplatform.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Web in Real-Time▲71

    See How Quickly Data is Generated

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Littlebits▲93

    Programmable modules that snap together

    2013 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

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    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    TweetPing▲69

    Tweets in real time.

    2014 · tweetping.net · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Headstart.io▲61

    An easy-to-use automated front-end setup

    2014 · headstart.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →