Jul 26, 2019
PubNub makes it easy for you to add real-time capabilities to your apps, without worrying about the infrastructure. Build apps that allow your users to engage in real-time across mobile, browser, desktop and server.
PubNub is a tool in the Platform as a Service category of a tech stack.
What are some alternatives to PubNub?
Firebase is a cloud service designed to power real-time, collaborative applications. Simply add the Firebase library to your application to gain access to a shared data structure; any changes you make to that data are automatically synchronized with the Firebase cloud and with other clients within milliseconds.
It enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication. It works on every platform, browser or device, focusing equally on reliability and speed.
It is a simple to use, blazing fast, and thoroughly tested WebSocket client and server implementation.
Pusher is the category leader in delightful APIs for app developers building communication and collaboration features.
Fabric by Twitter, MongoDB Stitch, ChatEngine, Tisane API, Contentful are some of the popular tools that integrate with PubNub. Here's a list of all 5 tools that integrate with PubNub.