Pusher Channels
APIs for real-time messaging and collaborative features between applications
- Also known as
- pusher-channels
Available worldwide
What is Pusher Channels?
A platform delivering APIs that enable real-time communication and collaboration functionality in applications, with SDKs available for web browsers, mobile devices, and backend servers.
Pusher Channels 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 Startup plan. Free Sandbox tier available.
Sandbox
Free- messages_per_day
- 200k
- concurrent_connections
- 100
- Standard support
Startup
- messages_per_day
- 1 million
- concurrent_connections
- 500
Pro
- messages_per_day
- 4 million
- Monitoring integrations
Business
- messages_per_day
- 10 million
Premium
- messages_per_day
- 20 million
- concurrent_connections
- 10,000
- Premium support
Growth
- messages_per_day
- 40 million
- concurrent_connections
- 15,000
- Annual price discount
Plus
- messages_per_day
- 60 million
- concurrent_connections
- 20,000
Growth Plus
- messages_per_day
- 90 million
- concurrent_connections
- 30,000
- Premium customer support
Enterprise
Contact salesFor applications requiring 10+ million concurrent connections and 100+ billion messages
- Custom plan
- Outstanding uptime
- Top-tier support
Add-ons
- Priority Support$3000/mo
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (2)
Independently observed- Librato
- Datadog
Pusher Channels FAQ
Common questions about Pusher Channels, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Realtime Messaging Infra.
Is Pusher Channels free?
Pusher Channels 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 Channels support?
Pusher Channels supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://pusher.com/channels
Can Pusher Channels be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Pusher Channels, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
What security certifications does Pusher Channels have?
We have independently confirmed ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Pusher Channels. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Pusher Channels not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://pusher.com/security/
Where is Pusher Channels available?
Pusher Channels is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Pusher Channels alternatives
Other realtime messaging infra we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- PubNubA cloud-based real-time messaging platform that unifies pub/sub messaging with presence, message history, and serverless functions on a global networkmedium · 61%
- AblyManaged realtime infrastructure for interactive applicationsmedium · 73%
- EMQXmedium · 74%
- Supabase RealtimeReal-time database change notifications via WebSocketslow · 32%
- HiveMQAn enterprise MQTT platform that streams industrial data reliably across cloud, edge, and on-premises infrastructure to enable real-time operational intelligenchigh · 75%
- ASP.NET Core SignalRA library that enables real-time bidirectional communication between servers and connected clients in ASP.NET Core applicationslow · 26%
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Side by side against other realtime messaging infra, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 50 | 0.16 | 7.9 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.06 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 40 | 0.12 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| Price level | 50 | 0.04 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 14 | 0.05 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
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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
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: GB · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-19 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60% |
Security
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