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Ably Chat
London, UK
Plans and prices
Free
Free
200 concurrent connections · 500 messages/second · 6M messages/month · 200 concurrent channels
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Standard
$29a month
10k concurrent connections · 10k concurrent channels · 2.5k messages/second
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Pro
$399a month
50k concurrent connections · 50k concurrent channels · 10k messages/second
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Enterprise
Priced on request
Unlimited concurrent connections · Unlimited concurrent channels · Unlimited messages/second
Read 3 Oct 2026 · ably.com
On the record
- Compliance
- Ably states it completes SOC 2 Type 2 audits, offers HIPAA BAA agreements, and is EU GDPR-compliant.ably.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Data location
- Ably says customers can store data and realtime messages solely within the EU, US, or Australia.ably.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Free tier limits
- The Free package is listed with 200 concurrent connections, 500 messages per second, and 6 million messages per month.ably.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Ably lists integrations including AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloudflare Workers, Google Cloud Functions, Kafka, Zapier, and Terraform.ably.com · read 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.ably.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Messaging features
- Chat supports one-to-one and group conversations, message editing and deletion, typing indicators, presence, read receipts, and reactions.ably.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Moderation
- The product lists moderation integrations with Hive, Tisane, and Bodyguard, or the option to bring your own tools.ably.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Product
- Ably Chat is a chat API and SDK platform for building realtime chat applications at scale.ably.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- SDKs
- The Chat page shows JavaScript, React, Swift, and Kotlin SDK examples.ably.com · read 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.ably.com · read 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.ably.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- Ably describes use cases including live streaming chat, customer service chat, and community in-app chat.ably.com · read 3 Oct 2026
