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.
Pusher pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $49/month for paid tiers, free Sandbox tier available. Annual discounts on all plans.
Sandbox
Free- messages_per_day
- 200k
- concurrent_connections
- 100
- standard support
- 24/7 platform monitoring
Startup
- messages_per_day
- 1 million
- concurrent_connections
- 500
- standard support
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
Pro
- messages_per_day
- 4 million
- concurrent_connections
- 2000
- standard support
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
Business
- messages_per_day
- 10 million
- concurrent_connections
- 5000
- premium support (24-hour target response)
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
Premium
- messages_per_day
- 20 million
- concurrent_connections
- 10000
- premium support (24-hour target response)
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
Growth
- messages_per_day
- 40 million
- concurrent_connections
- 15000
- premium support (24-hour target response)
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
Plus
Contact sales- messages_per_day
- 60 million
- concurrent_connections
- 20000
- premium support (24-hour target response)
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
Growth Plus
Contact sales- messages_per_day
- 90 million
- concurrent_connections
- 30000
- premium support (24-hour target response)
- 24/7 monitoring
- annual discount available
Enterprise
Contact salesCustom 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.
- SMS
- -
- Voice
- -
- -
- RCS
- -
- Transactional email
- -
- Video / real-time
- -
- In-app chat
- ✓
- Verify / OTP / 2FA
- -
- Two-way messaging
- ✓
- Geographic coverage
- Global
- Email deliverability tools
- -
- Published per-unit pricing
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pusher alternatives
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Compare Pusher
Side by side against other communication apis, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Pusher, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 50 | 0.16 | 7.9 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.06 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 45 | 0.12 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.05 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Price level | 50 | 0.04 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 34 | 0.05 | 1.7 | ✓ |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
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
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Chat: Yes · Two way: Yes · Global coverage: global | mediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 14 | mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: GB · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60% |
Security
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