Pubnub Alternatives

Pubnub is described as 'Disc works in your device' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Pubnub for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Android, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Pubnub alternative is Firebase, which is free. Other great apps like Pubnub are Supabase, Back4App, GUN and InstantDB.

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  1. Firebase icon
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    Firebase, provided by Google, is a backend service and application development platform. It uses AI, cloud infrastructure, and cross-platform SDKs for efficient app development. Firebase offers tools and infrastructure for app creation and business growth.

    112 Firebase alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Most users think Firebase is a great Pubnub alternative.

    • Firebase is the most popular Web-based alternative to Pubnub.

    • Firebase is the most popular free alternative to Pubnub.

    • Firebase is Freemium and ProprietaryPubnub is also Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Supabase icon
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    The open source Firebase alternative. Supabase adds realtime and restful APIs to Postgres without a single line of code.

    106 Supabase alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Supabase is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Pubnub.

    • Supabase is the most popular Open Source alternative to Pubnub.

    • Supabase is Freemium and Open SourcePubnub is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Back4App icon
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    Low code backend to build modern apps. Back4app accelerate backend development, improves development productivity, reduces time to market, and let you scale applications without managing infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Back4App is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & SaaS alternative to Pubnub.

    • Back4App is Freemium and Open SourcePubnub is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. GUN icon
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    GUN is an open source, realtime, graph database written entirely in JavaScript and built using peer-to-peer algorithms, making it surprisingly fault tolerant and easy to get started with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • GUN is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Pubnub.

    • GUN is Free and Open SourcePubnub is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. InstantDB icon
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    Instant is for building real-time and offline-enabled applications. We make it easy to build collaborative products like Notion or Figma.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. AWS Amplify icon
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    AWS Amplify is a complete solution that lets frontend web and mobile developers easily build, ship, and host full-stack applications on AWS, with the flexibility to leverage the breadth of AWS services as use cases evolve. No cloud expertise needed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
     
  7. dweet.io icon
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    Ridiculously simple data sharing for the Internet of Things.

    It's like X for social machines. If your product, device, machine, gadget or thing can connect to the Internet, it can use dweet.io to easily publish and subscribe to data. .

    16 dweet.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • dweet.io is the most popular commercial alternative to Pubnub.

    • dweet.io is Paid and ProprietaryPubnub is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. ApyHub icon
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    ApyHub offers powerful yet simple-to-use APIs that provide standard data & essential functionalities, helping developers save time and boost efficiency. ApyHub is ideal for developers who are tired of lengthy development cycles and multiple external library integrations.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. MirrorFly icon
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    MirrorFly is customizable in-app communication SDKs for businesses to integrate chat, voice, video calling and video conferencing features on their existing web and mobile applications.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
     
  10. deepstream.io icon
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    deepstream.io is a clusterable realtime server that handles persistent tcp and websocket connections. It offers data-sync, pub/sub and request/response. It's available for Linux, Mac and Windows and comes with clients in JS, Java and many others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11.  1 like
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    Notifico is a self-hosted, open-source notification server that delivers real-time notifications to various clients via email, SMS, messengers and other means of communication.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • SQLite
    • Docker
     
  12. Scaledrone icon
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    Scaledrone is a realtime messaging service and platform. Send live updates, create chatrooms and collaborative tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
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