Pusher Alternatives

Pusher is described as 'Hosted API for quickly, easily and securely adding scalable realtime functionality to web and mobile apps' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Pusher for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Web-based, Windows and Self-Hosted apps. The best Pusher alternative is TrailBase, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pusher are Firebase, Supabase, PocketBase and Socket.io.

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  1. TrailBase icon
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    TrailBase offers a blazingly fast, open-source application server featuring type-safe APIs and real-time data. Built on Rust, with JS/ES6/TS runtime, it provides built-in authentication, admin UI, and low-latency responses. Supports mobile, web, and desktop, eliminating the need for dedicated caches.

    20 TrailBase alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • TrailBase is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Pusher.

    • TrailBase is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pusher.

    • TrailBase is Free and Open SourcePusher is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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
     
    • Firebase is the most popular Web-based alternative to Pusher.

    • Firebase is Freemium and ProprietaryPusher is Paid and Proprietary
  3. 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
     
  4. Socket.io icon
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    Socket.IO aims to make real-time apps possible in every browser and mobile device, blurring the differences between the different transport mechanisms.

    28 Socket.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • JavaScript
    • C++
    • Java
    • Node.JS
     
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    Comments about Socket.io as an Alternative to Pusher
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    socket.io is a javascript framework, not java

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Socket.io is a great Pusher alternative.

    • Socket.io is Free and Open SourcePusher is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Etebase icon
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    Etebase makes it easy to build end-to-end encrypted applications by taking care of the encryption and its related challenges.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Etebase is the most popular SaaS alternative to Pusher.

    • Etebase is Free and Open SourcePusher is Paid and Proprietary
  6. 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 Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Pusher.

    • GUN is Free and Open SourcePusher is Paid and Proprietary
  7. NGINX Unit icon
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    A lightweight and versatile open source server that simplifies the application stack by natively executing application code across eight different programming language runtimes.

    13 NGINX Unit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. 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.

    52 InstantDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. 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 Pusher.

    • dweet.io is Paid and ProprietaryPusher is also Paid and Proprietary
  10. Cometchat icon
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    CometChat is a Facebook style footer chat written in PHP and mySql for your website which enables your users to interact and chat with each other in real-time.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. 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
     
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