Pusher vs Stream
On the evidence we track, Stream leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. 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 communication apis. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Pusher
A developer platform providing hosted APIs for real-time bidirectional communication between servers, web browsers, and mobile apps. It uses a publish/subscribe model with WebSockets and HTTP fallbacks to enable live updates, presence awareness, and event-driven features.
Stream
LeaderA platform providing SDKs and APIs for adding chat messaging, video calling, activity feeds, and content moderation to applications, supporting billions of end users across a globally distributed infrastructure.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Pusher
From $49/month for paid tiers, free Sandbox tier available. Annual discounts on all plans.
- SandboxFree
- standard support
- 24/7 platform monitoring
- Startup$49/month
- standard support
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
- Pro$99/month
- standard support
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
- Business$299/month
- premium support (24-hour target response)
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
- Premium$499/month
- premium support (24-hour target response)
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
- Growth$699/month
- premium support (24-hour target response)
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
- PlusContact sales
- premium support (24-hour target response)
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
- Growth PlusContact sales
- premium support (24-hour target response)
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
- EnterpriseContact sales
- premium support (1-hour target response)
- custom infrastructure
- dedicated clusters available
Stream
LeaderFree tier plus $499–$899/month plans with activity and API call overages. Free Maker program for companies under 5 team members and $10k MRR.
- FreeFree
- Flat & Timeline Feeds
- Notification & Aggregated Feeds
- Security & Compliance
- Global Edge Network
- Start$499/month billed annually, or $599/month
- All Feeds API features
- Ranked Feeds
- Ticketed Support
- Security & Compliance
- Global Edge Network
- Elevate$899/month billed annually, or $999/month
- All Feeds API features
- Ranked Feeds
- Ticketed Support
- Security & Compliance
- Global Edge Network
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Activity-based pricing
- 99.999% SLA
- SAML/SSO
- Private Dedicated Servers
- 24/7 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.
- Swift
- React Native
Pusher
- Datadog
- Librato
- Webhooks
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- PHP
- Python
- Ruby
- Java
- Unity
- C#
- Go
Stream
Leader- Jenkins
- GitHub
- Slack
- Postman
- Xcode
- Android Studio
- React
- Flutter
- SwiftUI
- Kotlin
- Jetpack Compose
- Expo
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.