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.
Avatar Stack
See who is connected in a digital space.
Emoji Reactions
React with an emoji to a message.
Activity Feed
Display a list of user actions in realtime.
Live Cursors
Track all cursors in realtime.
Typing Indicator
See when a user is typing a message.
Chat Admin Privileges
Control who can take admin actions in a digital space.
Predictable performance
A low-latency and high-throughput global network.
Guaranteed ordering & delivery
Data is delivered - in order - even after disconnections.
Fault tolerant infrastructure
Redundancy is built in at global and regional levels.
High scalability & availability
Built for scale with legitimate 99.999% uptime SLAs.
Global edge network
An edge network of 15 core routing datacenters and 205+ PoPs.
Chat
Deliver highly reliable chat experiences at scale.
Multiplayer Collaboration
Bring collaborative multiplayer experiences to your users.
Data Broadcast
Broadcast realtime event data to millions of devices around the globe.
Data Synchronization
Keep your frontend and backend in realtime sync, at global scale.
Notifications
Deliver cross-platform push notifications with a simple unified API.
Extend Kafka to the edge
Reliably expand Kafka’s event streaming beyond your private network.
EdTech
Deliver interactive learning experiences.
FinTech
Deliver personalised financial data in realtime.
Automotive, Logistics, & Mobility
Power diagnostics, order tracking and more.
B2B Platforms
Empower your customers with realtime solutions.
Healthcare (HIPAA)
Provide trustworthy, HIPAA-compliant realtime apps.
eCommerce & Retail
Enrich customer experiences with realtime updates.
Sports, Media & Audience Engagement
Deliver engaging global realtime experiences.
Gaming
Power ultra fast and reliable gaming experiences.
IoT & Connected Devices
Monitor and control global IoT deployments in realtime.
Customers
Ably supports customers across multiple industries.
Case studies
Discover how customers are benefiting from Ably.
Compare our tech
Choose the right realtime service.
Partners
Ably collaborates and integrates with AWS.
Resources
Learn more about realtime with our handy resources.
About Ably
Find out more about Ably’s mission.
Careers
Discover our open roles and core Ably values.
Documentation
Technical guides to help you build with Ably.
Quickstart guides
Documentation to help you get started quickly.
Integrations
Find out more about Ably integrations.
SDKs
Download an SDK to help you build realtime apps faster.
Tutorials & Demos
Get stuck in with our hands-on resources.
Chat apps reference guide
Learn how to build chat apps with Ably.
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