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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.
    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.
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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

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    • Compare our tech

    • Ably & AWS

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    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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      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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      • Ably homepage

        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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