Skygear Chat Alternatives

Skygear Chat is described as 'Open-source chat backend that provides Chat SDKs (iOS, Android and JS) and messaging APIs for developers to build or add chat feature quick' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are nine alternatives to Skygear Chat for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Mac, Web-based and Windows apps. The best Skygear Chat alternative is ConnectyCube. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ConnectyCube or MongooseIM platform. Other great apps like Skygear Chat are Qiscus, QuickBlox, Stream Chat and Applozic.

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  1. ConnectyCube icon

    ConnectyCube

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    ConnectyCube is a cloud communication platform for unified development of chat, video chat and push notifications features in native and hybrid mobile and web apps. We provide SDKs for messaging, peer-to-peer and group audio/video calling for iOS(Swift and Objective-C)...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     

    • ConnectyCube is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Skygear Chat.

    • ConnectyCube is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Skygear Chat.

    • ConnectyCube is Free Personal and Open SourceSkygear Chat is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. RobinApp- Chat SDK icon

    RobinApp- Chat SDK

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    Robin lets you ship superior in-app messaging experience without having to do the tedious work. Building 1-1 / group messaging can get complex, we have done the hard work so you never have to.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • RobinApp- Chat SDK is the most popular Windows, Mac & SaaS alternative to Skygear Chat.

    • RobinApp- Chat SDK is the most popular commercial alternative to Skygear Chat.

    • RobinApp- Chat SDK is Paid and ProprietarySkygear Chat is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. MongooseIM platform icon

    MongooseIM platform

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    MongooseIM is aimed at large, complex enterprise level projects, where real-time communication is critical for business success. It provides high availability, ease of deployment, development and reliability in production.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
     

    • MongooseIM platform is the most popular Linux alternative to Skygear Chat.

    • MongooseIM platform is Free and Open SourceSkygear Chat is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Qiscus icon

    Qiscus

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    Qiscus helps businesses enabling conversation in any apps. Its main product is chat SDK (Software Development Kit). It also provides end-to-end solutions for businesses without any technical resources.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
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  6. QuickBlox icon

    QuickBlox

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    Cloud communication and data backend. Supports chat, video calling, push notifications as well as data APIs for iOS, Android, Javascript and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
     
  7. Stream Chat icon

    Stream Chat

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    With Stream’s chat react components, SDKs, and UI kits, product teams can unleash chat on web, or as a mobile app, with just a few lines of code. Maximize development bandwidth with Stream’s flexible backend messaging API and front-end components.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. Applozic icon

    Applozic

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    Applozic's white labelled mobile native SDK enables 'whatsapp' like instant messaging capabilities and more to mobile apps and website in just 30 mins.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    Web Interface
     
  10. SendBird icon

    SendBird

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    SendBird is messaging-as-a-service. It provides the client SDK, chat API, and the backend for apps enabling real-time communication among apps’ own users.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. TapTalk.io icon

    TapTalk.io

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    "Communication in human relationship is like an oxygen to life". In TapTalk.io, we understand how important communication is, and we believe, the very basic aspect of human life is the ability to communicate, and the present of communication is really important to that...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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