HiveMQ vs Pusher Channels
On the evidence we track, HiveMQ leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for realtime messaging infra. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
HiveMQ
LeaderHiveMQ is a real-time data streaming platform built on MQTT that provides reliable, high-performance connectivity for industrial systems and AI applications. It supports both fully-managed cloud deployments and self-hosted installations, enabling enterprises to move operational data reliably at enterprise scale.
Pusher Channels
Pusher Channels provides cloud-based WebSocket infrastructure that allows developers to build real-time features such as live dashboards, presence awareness, and collaborative editing without managing underlying network complexity.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
HiveMQ
LeaderFree tier available. Starter from $0.34/hour + $0.80/million messages. Enterprise custom.
- Serverless FreeFree
- 100 connections
- 10 GB/month throughput
- Shared MQTT broker
- TLS encryption
- RBAC
- +2 more
- Starter$0.34/hour + $0.80/million messages; 15-day free trial
- Production-ready MQTT with clustering and high availability
- 1 MB/sec max throughput
- 10,000 connections
- TLS encryption, authentication, advanced authorization
- Data Streaming Extensions
- +2 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Complete HiveMQ Platform
- Custom connection and throughput limits
- Distributed Data Intelligence
- Agentic AI for Operations (coming soon)
- Up to 99.99% uptime SLA
- +2 more
Pusher Channels
From $49/month for Startup plan. Free Sandbox tier available.
- SandboxFree
- Standard support
- Startup$49/month
- Pro$99/month
- Monitoring integrations
- Business$299/month
- Premium$499/month
- Premium support
- Growth$699/month
- Annual price discount
- Plus$899/month
- Growth Plus$1,199/month
- Premium customer support
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom plan
- Outstanding uptime
- Top-tier support
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
HiveMQ
Leader- Kafka
- Amazon Kinesis
- AWS CloudWatch
- Prometheus
- Graphite
Pusher Channels
- Librato
- Datadog
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.