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Layer
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Layer

#53in Messaging
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What is Layer?

Layer's asynchronous messaging fabric is capable of transporting payloads of any type. Get your users talking with chat, voice or video messaging. Pull them back in with push. Connect friends, colleagues or perfect strangers seamlessly.

Layer is a tool in the Messaging category of a tech stack.

Key Features

Send any message payload (photos, videos, location, json data, etc) up to 2GBBuild your UI quickly with sample UI components to get startedUser-expected communication features work right out of the box (full message state tracking, typing indicators, read receipts)Pre-loading of content with background-synchronized state and metadata across devicesPush notifications across platforms and devices with full control over display and deliveryHandles offline mode and poor network conditions with network state management and performance handling

Layer Pros & Cons

Pros of Layer

  • ✓Open source ui atlas makes messaging easy
  • ✓Easy setup

Cons of Layer

No cons listed yet.

Layer Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Layer?

SendBird

SendBird

SendBird is a Messaging SDK, Chat API, and fully managed chat infrastructure for your mobile apps and websites. Embeddable chat for iOS, Android, JavaScript, Unity, .NET.

LINE

LINE

Use the Messaging API to build bots that provide personalized experiences for your users on LINE. You associate your bot with a channel on the LINE Platform. The bot works behind the LINE Official Account that is generated when you create the channel if you operate the account in bot mode.

Agora

Agora

Agora.io provides building blocks for you to add real-time voice and video communications through a simple and powerful SDK. You can integrate the Agora SDK to enable real-time communications in your own application quickly.

OpenTok

OpenTok

It adds the clarity and emotion of face-to-face communication to your brand whether you're developing for the web, iOS, or Android. We make the integration of high-quality live video a breeze so that you can focus on building a great product.

Twilio API for WhatsApp

Twilio API for WhatsApp

The Twilio API for WhatsApp provides developers all over the world with a simple, reliable, and officially supported way to use the WhatsApp Business API. They can now easily build messaging experiences that combine the ease of use of the Programmable SMS API with the global reach of WhatsApp.

Sinch

Sinch

Sinch makes it easy for developers to add voice, messaging and SMS to their apps with just a few lines of code. Enrich your apps with communications that your users will love.

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