Audience
App developers
About Pusher Channels
Pusher Channels is a hosted API which allows you to quickly and easily bring rich realtime features to your apps; from dashboards to gaming, collaborative editing, live maps and more, simplify your stack and simply integrate Pusher’s managed WebSocket connections to build the features your users expect into any web or mobile app.
Whenever something changes in your system a single API call to Channels will prompt a WebSocket update so that you can instantly update the UI in your users’ apps.
Whether you have one connection or millions, ultra-low latency with automatic fallback means Channels works anywhere. Pusher delivers billions of messages every month across browsers, mobile and IoT with the event-based API.
Pusher manages and scales the realtime infrastructure, as a reliable and cost-effective alternative to building, maintaining and scaling in-house, so you can concentrate on your product.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$49
Pricing Details:
Channels allows you to scale to suit your needs; starting with a free sandbox plan so you can try the product out, and with priced plans which follow you through startup, business, growth and premium phases as your product scales.
There are also bespoke pricing options for those who are ready to scale past their limits, or require custom technical support or dedicated clusters.
There are also bespoke pricing options for those who are ready to scale past their limits, or require custom technical support or dedicated clusters.
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Integrations
Company Information
Pusher
United Kingdom
pusher.com/channels
Videos and Screen Captures
40 libraries and SDKs
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Windows
Mac
Cloud
iPhone
iPad
Android
Training
Documentation
Support
Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online
Pusher Channels Frequently Asked Questions
Pusher Channels Product Features
Application Development
Access Controls/Permissions
Supported
Collaboration Tools
Supported
Mobile Development
Supported
Software Development
Supported
Web App Development
Supported
Code Assistance
Not Supported
Code Refactoring
Not Supported
Compatibility Testing
Not Supported
Data Modeling
Not Supported
Debugging
Not Supported
Deployment Management
Not Supported
Graphical User Interface
Not Supported
No-Code
Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics
Not Supported
Source Control
Not Supported
Testing Management
Not Supported
Version Control
Not Supported
Mobile App Development
Access Controls / Permissions
Supported
Collaboration Tools
Supported
For Consumer Apps
Supported
For Enterprise Apps
Supported
Multiple Apps from Same Base
Supported
Reporting / Analytics
Supported
Any App Development Language
Not Supported
Compatibility Testing
Not Supported
Data Modeling
Not Supported
Debugging
Not Supported
Drag and Drop Editor
Not Supported
Enterprise Mobility (EMM/MAM)
Not Supported
FaceID and TouchID
Not Supported
Integration Options
Not Supported
Mobile App Security
Not Supported
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Not Supported
No Dependencies
Not Supported
No-Code
Not Supported
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Not Supported
Source Control
Not Supported
Visual Editor
Not Supported
