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    The Ably Platform

    Easily power any realtime experience in your application. No complex infrastructure to manage or provision. Just a simple API that handles everything realtime, and lets you focus on your code.

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    Our features

    • Publish/subscribe messaging

      Feature-rich pub/sub messaging to power any realtime requirement.

    • Push notifications

      Deliver native notifications at scale with our unified API.

    • Third-party integrations

      Integrate and extend Ably with cloud services like AWS Kinesis.

    • Multi-protocol messaging

      We support pub/sub over WebSockets, MQTT, SSE, and more.

    • Streaming data sources

      Augment your apps with realtime updates like weather or transit.

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    Our technology

    • Predictable performance

      We provide predictability so you can be confident your realtime application will always perform as expected.

    • Guaranteed ordering & delivery

      We guarantee in-order data delivery, even after disconnections.

    • Fault tolerant infrastructure

      Redundant at regional and global levels with 99.999% uptime SLAs.

    • High scalability & availability

      Elastic, battle-tested global infrastructure for massive scale.

    • Global edge network

      An edge network of 15 core routing datacenters and 200+ PoPs.

    Explore our technology
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    • EdTech

      Deliver interactive learning experiences like multi-user classrooms with chat.

    • Virtual Events

      Power engaging virtual events with interactive realtime features.

    • Sports & Media

      Deliver global realtime experiences to keep fans informed, engaged, entertained.

    • Fintech

      Deliver fast, personalised fintech data in realtime to mobile & web customers.

    • Gaming

      Power interactive gaming experiences that are wicked fast and utterly reliable.

    • Automotive, Logistics, & Mobility

      Power asset tracking, live transit updates, race-critical diagnostics, and more.

    • B2B Platforms

      Empower customers with realtime technology that gives them a competitive edge.

    • Healthcare

      Provide HIPAA-compliant realtime apps healthcare professionals can depend on.

    • eCommerce & Retail

      Enable realtime pricing, inventory, and transactions to enrich user experiences.

    • IoT & Connected Devices

      Monitor and control global IoT deployments of any kind in realtime.

    • Asset Tracking

      Track assets in realtime with a solution optimized for last mile logistics, food delivery applications, and urban mobility services.

    • Extend Kafka to the edge

      Enhance and reliably expand Kafka's event streaming capabilities beyond your private network.

  • Why companies choose Ably

    • Customers

    • Case studies

    • Compare our tech

    • Ably & AWS

    • Resources

    Four pillars of dependability

    • Predictable performance

      A low-latency global edge network across 200+ PoPs.

    • Guaranteed ordering & delivery

      We guarantee in-order data delivery, even after disconnections.

    • Fault tolerant infrastructure

      Redundant at regional and global levels with 99.999% uptime SLAs.

    • High scalability & availability

      Elastic, battle-tested global infrastructure for massive scale.

    Explore our Four Pillars of Dependability

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    • Documentation

      Docs, quick start guides, tutorials, and API reference to help you start building with Ably’s platform and APIs.

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      • Third-party integrations & plugins

        Integrate and extend Ably with cloud services like AWS Kinesis.

      • Multi-protocol messaging

        We support pub/sub over WebSockets, MQTT, SSE, and more.

      • Streaming data sources

        Augment your apps with realtime updates like weather or transit.

      • The Periodic Table of Realtime

        A compendium for all things realtime and event-driven.

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      • Platform changelog

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            The Ably Platform

            Easily power any realtime experience in your application. No complex infrastructure to manage or provision. Just a simple API that handles everything realtime, and lets you focus on your code.

            Explore how it works

            Our features

            • Publish/subscribe messaging

              Feature-rich pub/sub messaging to power any realtime requirement.

            • Push notifications

              Deliver native notifications at scale with our unified API.

            • Third-party integrations

              Integrate and extend Ably with cloud services like AWS Kinesis.

            • Multi-protocol messaging

              We support pub/sub over WebSockets, MQTT, SSE, and more.

            • Streaming data sources

              Augment your apps with realtime updates like weather or transit.

            Explore all platform features

            Our technology

            • Predictable performance

              We provide predictability so you can be confident your realtime application will always perform as expected.

            • Guaranteed ordering & delivery

              We guarantee in-order data delivery, even after disconnections.

            • Fault tolerant infrastructure

              Redundant at regional and global levels with 99.999% uptime SLAs.

            • High scalability & availability

              Elastic, battle-tested global infrastructure for massive scale.

            • Global edge network

              An edge network of 15 core routing datacenters and 200+ PoPs.

            Explore our technology

          • By use case

            • EdTech

              Deliver interactive learning experiences like multi-user classrooms with chat.

            • Virtual Events

              Power engaging virtual events with interactive realtime features.

            • Sports & Media

              Deliver global realtime experiences to keep fans informed, engaged, entertained.

            • Fintech

              Deliver fast, personalised fintech data in realtime to mobile & web customers.

            • Gaming

              Power interactive gaming experiences that are wicked fast and utterly reliable.

            • Automotive, Logistics, & Mobility

              Power asset tracking, live transit updates, race-critical diagnostics, and more.

            • B2B Platforms

              Empower customers with realtime technology that gives them a competitive edge.

            • Healthcare

              Provide HIPAA-compliant realtime apps healthcare professionals can depend on.

            • eCommerce & Retail

              Enable realtime pricing, inventory, and transactions to enrich user experiences.

            • IoT & Connected Devices

              Monitor and control global IoT deployments of any kind in realtime.

            • Asset Tracking

              Track assets in realtime with a solution optimized for last mile logistics, food delivery applications, and urban mobility services.

            • Extend Kafka to the edge

              Enhance and reliably expand Kafka's event streaming capabilities beyond your private network.


          • Why companies choose Ably

            • Customers

            • Case studies

            • Compare our tech

            • Ably & AWS

            • Resources

            Four pillars of dependability

            • Predictable performance

              A low-latency global edge network across 200+ PoPs.

            • Guaranteed ordering & delivery

              We guarantee in-order data delivery, even after disconnections.

            • Fault tolerant infrastructure

              Redundant at regional and global levels with 99.999% uptime SLAs.

            • High scalability & availability

              Elastic, battle-tested global infrastructure for massive scale.

            Explore our Four Pillars of Dependability

            Blog

              More from our Blog

            • Documentation

              Docs, quick start guides, tutorials, and API reference to help you start building with Ably’s platform and APIs.

              Visit Documentation

              Explore

              • Third-party integrations & plugins

                Integrate and extend Ably with cloud services like AWS Kinesis.

              • Multi-protocol messaging

                We support pub/sub over WebSockets, MQTT, SSE, and more.

              • Streaming data sources

                Augment your apps with realtime updates like weather or transit.

              • The Periodic Table of Realtime

                A compendium for all things realtime and event-driven.

              Quick links

              • Download an SDK

              • Platform changelog

              • Support & FAQs

              • Status

            • Pricing

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