Pusher

Real-time communication and collaboration APIs

Also known as
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Available worldwide · Popular in: US, GB

What is Pusher?

A cloud platform providing APIs for real-time communication and data synchronization in applications, supporting web, mobile, and backend integrations through language-specific SDKs.

Independently observed

Pusher pricing

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Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
from $49/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $49/month for paid tiers, free Sandbox tier available. Annual discounts on all plans.

Sandbox

Free
Free
monthly
messages_per_day
200k
concurrent_connections
100
  • standard support
  • 24/7 platform monitoring

Startup

$49/month
monthly
messages_per_day
1 million
concurrent_connections
500
  • standard support
  • 24/7 monitoring
  • annual discount available

Pro

$99/month
monthly
messages_per_day
4 million
concurrent_connections
2000
  • standard support
  • 24/7 monitoring
  • annual discount available

Business

$299/month
monthly
messages_per_day
10 million
concurrent_connections
5000
  • premium support (24-hour target response)
  • 24/7 monitoring
  • annual discount available

Premium

$499/month
monthly
messages_per_day
20 million
concurrent_connections
10000
  • premium support (24-hour target response)
  • 24/7 monitoring
  • annual discount available

Growth

$699/month
monthly
messages_per_day
40 million
concurrent_connections
15000
  • premium support (24-hour target response)
  • 24/7 monitoring
  • annual discount available

Plus

Contact sales
Contact sales
monthly
messages_per_day
60 million
concurrent_connections
20000
  • premium support (24-hour target response)
  • 24/7 monitoring
  • annual discount available

Growth Plus

Contact sales
Contact sales
monthly
messages_per_day
90 million
concurrent_connections
30000
  • premium support (24-hour target response)
  • 24/7 monitoring
  • annual discount available

Enterprise

Contact sales
Contact sales

Custom plan supporting 10+ million connections and 100+ billion messages

  • premium support (1-hour target response)
  • custom infrastructure
  • dedicated clusters available

What Pusher does

The capabilities that matter for communication apis, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Channels
SMS
-
Voice
-
WhatsApp
-
RCS
-
Transactional email
-
Video / real-time
-
In-app chat
Verify / OTP / 2FA
-
Messaging
Two-way messaging
Reach
Geographic coverage
Global
Delivery
Email deliverability tools
-
Commercial
Published per-unit pricing
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Hybrid

Integrations (14)

Independently observed
  • Datadog
  • Librato
  • Webhooks
  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • PHP
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • Java
  • Swift
  • React Native
  • Unity
  • C#
  • Go

Pusher FAQ

Common questions about Pusher, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Pusher?

A cloud platform providing APIs for real-time communication and data synchronization in applications, supporting web, mobile, and backend integrations through language-specific SDKs. It is indexed under Communication APIs.

Source: https://pusher.com

Is Pusher free?

Pusher offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $49 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://pusher.com/channels/pricing/

What platforms does Pusher support?

Pusher supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://pusher.com

Can Pusher be self-hosted?

Not fully, on what we have confirmed. Pusher is offered as cloud / SaaS and hybrid, and a hybrid deployment usually means some components can run on your own infrastructure while the rest stays vendor-hosted. We have not confirmed a completely self-hosted option, so check with the vendor if that is a requirement.

Source: https://pusher.com/channels/pricing/

What does Pusher integrate with?

We have confirmed 12 integrations for Pusher, including Datadog, Librato, Webhooks, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, Python and Ruby, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://pusher.com/channels/pricing/

What security certifications does Pusher have?

We have independently confirmed ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Pusher. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Pusher not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://pusher.com/security/

Where is Pusher available?

Pusher is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the United Kingdom. The vendor is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Source: https://pusher.com/channels/pricing/

Pusher alternatives

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Balanced composite 53 / 100
medium · 71%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Reliability500.167.9
Pricing transparency1000.066.3
Security posture450.125.2
Capabilities460.052.3
Price level500.042.1
Integrations340.051.7

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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesChat: Yes · Two way: Yes · Global coverage: globalmediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count14mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: GB · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%
Price levelmidmediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%
Iso27001Yeshighsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%
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