# Ably

> Scalable infrastructure for reliable real-time messaging and live applications

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/ably
- **Category:** Realtime Messaging Infra
- **Homepage:** https://ably.com
- **Also known as:** ably
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19T18:28:18.903Z

## Vioscale score

**73.7 / 100**, confidence 61% (medium). Computed 2026-09-01.

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 50 | 0.052 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| reliability | 99.9 | 0.073 | 7.3 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 0 | 0.04877777777777778 | 0 | - |
| integrations | 36.1 | 0.04066666666666666 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 55 | 0.073 | 4 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 0.084 | 8.4 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-19, [verify at source](https://ably.com/pricing). Independently observed._

from $29/mo · Hybrid · Free tier

> Free tier available. Paid plans start at $29/month with per-million message and channel minute billing.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Free | Free | ✓ | - |
| Standard | $29/month plus usage charges | - | - |
| Pro | $399/month plus usage charges | - | - |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | - |

### Free

Proof of concept development

**Included limits:** message_size: 64KiB, message_storage: 1 day, concurrent_connections: 200

- All Ably products included
- Community and email support
- No commitment

### Standard

Production deployment

- 1 day email support SLA

### Pro

Business critical workloads

- 4 hour email support SLA
- Datadog lite monitoring

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

- 24/7 mission critical support
- 99.999% uptime SLA
- Committed use discounts
- Datadog integration
- SSO and SCIM
- CNAME custom domain
- Architectural guidance
- Regional data routing
- Dedicated cluster

## About

A distributed messaging platform for building interactive features like chat, notifications, and collaboration. Provides fault-tolerant message delivery with guaranteed ordering, automatic network recovery, and multi-region redundancy.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, iOS, macOS, Web, Linux, Android, Windows
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Integrations (17)

_Independently observed._

- AWS Lambda
- Microsoft Azure Functions
- Google Cloud Functions
- Cloudflare Workers
- AWS Kinesis
- Kafka
- RabbitMQ
- AMQP
- AWS SQS
- Pulsar
- Zapier
- IFTTT
- Datadog
- BigQuery
- Terraform
- Netlify
- HTTP Webhooks

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://ably.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://ably.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | mid | [link](https://ably.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":29,"currency":"USD"}` | [link](https://ably.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://ably.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 17 | [link](https://ably.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["GB","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["GB","US","AU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://ably.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 75% (high) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.999 | [link](https://ably.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://ably.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://ably.com/security-and-compliance) | 2026-08-19 | 75% (high) |
| security.hipaa | yes | [link](https://ably.com/security-and-compliance) | 2026-08-19 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://ably.com/security-and-compliance) | 2026-08-19 | 75% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/ably). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*