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24 alternatives to Stream 2.0

API for building, scaling and personalizing feeds

Stream 2.0 is an API platform for developers building social features into applications. It provides scalable infrastructure for activity feeds, chat, video, and live streaming with production-ready SDKs across React… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stream 2.0 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stream Chat▲327

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

   2019 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   API.stream▲122

   API to build cloud-native live streaming production tools

   2022 · api.stream · its alternatives →

3. 3
   100ms Live Stream SDK▲442

   Add Twitch-like live streams to your apps

   2022 · 100ms.live · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Interactive Live Streaming by Video SDK▲315

   Experience interactive live streaming made for developers

   2023 · videosdk.live · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lightstream▲349

   A powerful live streaming production studio in your browser.

   2017 · golightstream.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stream▲7

   THE API FOR SCALABLE FEEDS & CHAT

   2019 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mobile Chat Kit▲414

   UI kits & sample apps for building in-app mobile chat

   2021 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Messenger Platform 2.0▲521

   Discovery, chat extensions, and richer experiences

   2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

9. 9DT
   Devstream.tv – Watch developers code live▲257

   2018 · devstream.tv · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Winds 2.0▲355

    Open source podcast & RSS desktop app

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    peek▲390

    Hyperlocal live stream platform

    2017 · peek.rocks · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Activity Feed UI Kit React Native▲146

    Add activity feeds to your app in 10 lines of code

    2018 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Telegram Bot Platform 2.0▲474

    A new era of messaging

    2016 · telegram.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    LiveKit Cloud▲250

    Build massive-scale, real-time video and audio experiences

    2022 · livekit.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    FEED▲191

    The first social network for co-streaming video content

    2021 · deer-outdoor.nl · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Frame.io 2▲196

    A radically reimagined way to collaborate on video

    2017 · blog.frame.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Stream▲210

    Twitter for introverts

    2019 · streeeeam.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    LiveKit▲236

    The open source platform for real-time communication

    2021 · livekit.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Telegram 8.0▲313

    Live streams, flexible forwarding, trending stickers & more

    2021 · telegram.org · its alternatives →

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    Strimpack – roll your own livestreaming portal, chat, subs, and forum▲249

    A platform for livestreamers to make a home for their audience. - j4p3/strimpack

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stream▲166

    Analytics for feeds

    2016 · beta.dashboard.getstream.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    stackstream▲139

    The home of developers to code & learn together

    2023 · stack-stream.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    StreamElements▲123

    An all-in-one toolkit to help streamers grow 📹

    2019 · streamelements.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Heartbeat▲100

    Transform REST endpoints into streaming APIs

    2016 · heartbeat.appbase.io · its alternatives →

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