Ably
Ably is a realtime experience platform providing APIs and SDKs to power realtime functionality for chat, messaging, notifications, and collaboration without needing to build or maintain realtime infrastructure.
Overview
| Category | Push |
| Self-Hostable | No |
| On-Prem | No |
| Best For | startup, growth, enterprise |
| Last Verified | 2026-02-13 |
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths:- reliability
- dx
- performance
When to Use
Best when:- building chat features
- real-time notifications
- collaborative experiences
- reliable pub/sub messaging at scale
- need open-source self-hosting
- minimal budget for a side project