Ably Chat
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Ably Chat, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Ably Chat's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 200 concurrent connections · 500 messages/second · 6M messages/month · 200 concurrent channels |
| Standard | $29 a month | 10k concurrent connections · 10k concurrent channels · 2.5k messages/second · + usage |
| Pro | $399 a month | 50k concurrent connections · 50k concurrent channels · 10k messages/second · + usage |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited concurrent connections · Unlimited concurrent channels · Unlimited messages/second |
The facts
Each one read from Ably Chat's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compliance
- Ably states it completes SOC 2 Type 2 audits, offers HIPAA BAA agreements, and is EU GDPR-compliant.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Data location
- Ably says customers can store data and realtime messages solely within the EU, US, or Australia.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Ably lists integrations including AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloudflare Workers, Google Cloud Functions, Kafka, Zapier, and Terraform.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- Ably describes Chat as suitable for engineering teams building chat experiences, including live-streaming, customer-service, and in-app community chat.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Messaging features
- Chat supports one-to-one and group conversations, message editing and deletion, typing indicators, presence, read receipts, and reactions.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Moderation
- The product lists moderation integrations with Hive, Tisane, and Bodyguard, or the option to bring your own tools.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Product
- Ably Chat is a chat API and SDK platform for building realtime chat applications at scale.checked 3 Oct 2026
- SDKs
- The Chat page shows JavaScript, React, Swift, and Kotlin SDK examples.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- Ably states that client-to-server communication is secured by TLS by default and that optional private-key encryption uses 256-bit AES.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Free package includes community and email support on a best-effort basis; Standard lists a one-day email support SLA.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- Ably describes use cases including live streaming chat, customer service chat, and community in-app chat.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2016checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- London, UKchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free tier limits
- The Free package is listed with 200 concurrent connections, 500 messages per second, and 6 million messages per month.checked 3 Oct 2026
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