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Best Realtime & WebSockets Tools(2026)
Add live features to your app with managed WebSocket infrastructure. We compared 7tools so you don't have to.
Pusher
From $49/month
Realtime APIs for developers
WebSocket channelsPresence channelsPrivate channels
Ably
From $0 (free 6M messages/month)
Realtime pub/sub messaging at scale
Pub/SubPresenceMessage history
Soketi
Open source Pusher-compatible WebSocket server
Pusher-compatible protocolSelf-hostedHorizontal scaling
Supabase Realtime
From $25/month (included in Supabase)
Listen to Postgres changes in real time
Postgres CDCBroadcast channelsPresence
Liveblocks
From $49/month
Collaborative experiences for web apps
Multiplayer cursorsPresenceCollaborative text editing
PartyKit
Multiplayer infrastructure for AI and collaborative apps
Durable Objects roomsWebSocket broadcastingCloudflare edge
Convex
From $25/month
Backend application platform with live queries
Reactive queriesTypeScript functionsBuilt-in database
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