Endpoints can’t keep up
AI thinks fast, and your app should act live to keep pace. But delivering real-time features shouldn’t mean stitching together sockets, handling endless scaling, or building moderation from scratch. With PubNub, you explore and innovate faster, so you're free to focus on the experience, not the plumbing.
Pain Point Agitation
Well, you may have realized “keeping pace” isn’t enough. Today’s digital shopping landscape demands that you build faster, adapt smarter, and explore what’s next. All before your competitors do.
For instance, can your systems instantly respond when carts are abandoned across multiple channels? Or do your teams have real-time insight into inventory? And are you ready to embrace emerging trends like live shopping and on-demand buying experiences?
With the right foundation, you don’t just keep up. Oh no, you lead the way.
Real-time without the plumbing
Real‑time messaging
Connect people, agents, and devices the moment they act.
Benefit
Keep momentum: no polling, no queues, no rewrites. Sub‑100ms worldwide.
Live collaboration
Co‑create in shared, living workspaces.
Benefit
Presence and occupancy built in. Scale to millions, automatically.
Hybrid EDA
Keep REST for commands; add events for live UX.
Benefit
Events & Actions routes to Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, or S3. No need for rip‑and‑replace.
Makers are shipping live, and fast
Real‑Time Messaging & Chat
Support live and social shopping with advanced chat features: status, typing, reactions, emojis, sentiment, moderation
Benefit
Connect buyers, sellers, hosts, and influencers instantly; safer, more engaging conversations
Smart Notifications
Promotions, price drops, order updates, shipping ETAs, geo‑triggers
Benefit
Keep customers informed and returning, across the journey
Real-time Geolocation & Dispatch
Live driver tracking, route optimization, ETA updates, geofencing
Benefit
Streamline logistics, reduce delivery times, and enhance customer satisfaction with live tracking
Live Transactions & Sync
Inventory, pricing, bids, and quotes kept accurate in milliseconds
Benefit
Streamlined transactions reduce friction and speed decisions
Global Reliability
99.999% uptime, sub‑second delivery, worldwide edge network
Benefit
Confident scale during events, launches, and peak traffic
“We shipped real‑time features in a weekend. The rest of the month we explored.”
Trusted by teams across media, healthcare, IoT, and commerce to power live experiences.
USE CASE
AI Chat & Agents
Conversations that feel live, not queued
Well, you may have realized “keeping pace” isn’t enough. Today’s digital shopping landscape demands that you build faster, adapt smarter, and explore what’s next.
Today’s digital shopping landscape demands that you build faster, adapt smarter, and explore what’s next. All before your competitors do.
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CASE STUDY
How does PubNub support eCommerce fulfillment and post‑purchase updates?
99.999% uptime, sub‑second delivery, worldwide edge network
ACV Auctions
Real‑time vehicle updates and instant buyer notifications accelerate the sales cycle.
Itemku
C2C chat with online/offline status builds trust and streamlines transactions.
Talk Shop Live
Real‑time shopper alerts, live influencer chat, and push notifications boost conversions.
PubNub |  Ably | Why this matters | |
| PubNub vs Ably | |||
| Platform performance | |||
Uptime Guarantee An uptime guarantee offers peace of mind for you and confidence in the service we provide. | PUBNUB YesFor all customers | COMPETITOR NoLorem ipsum | |
Latency Lower latency provides a true real-time experience for users, which is crucial for increased engagement and adoption. | PUBNUB WAN < 30 ms50% of PubNub’s messages have below 20ms delivery speed. Our intranet latency is below 1ms, while our WAN latency is sub 30ms. | COMPETITOR Not Listed | |
| Scalability | |||
Uptime Guarantee An uptime guarantee offers peace of mind for you and confidence in the service we provide. | PUBNUB 99.999%For all customers | COMPETITOR 99.95% | |
Latency Lower latency provides a true real-time experience for users, which is crucial for increased engagement and adoption. | PUBNUB WAN < 30 ms50% of PubNub’s messages have below 20ms delivery speed. Our intranet latency is below 1ms, while our WAN latency is sub 30ms. | COMPETITOR Not Listed | |
Start free
Launch your first live feature in minutes
Copy‑paste snippets for web, mobile, and server; API‑first and headless‑friendly
No server maintenance or scaling guesswork; enterprise‑grade security and compliance
Frequently Asked Questions
How does PubNub integrate with my AI stack?
Use SDKs for JS, Python, and more. Drop in a key, publish an event, you’re live. Run Functions to summarize, translate, or route in flight.
What’s the latency for real‑time events?
Engineered for global low latency; typical sub‑100ms delivery. Edge logic typically runs in ~10ms.
Is there a free tier?
Yes. Build, test, and launch your first live feature on us.
How do I moderate content automatically?
Enable edge filtering with Functions. Add rules for profanity, spam, or PII. Route flagged events via Events & Actions.
What frameworks are supported?
Works with your stack: React, Vue, Node, Python, Unity, and more.
Is it secure and compliant?
End‑to‑end TLS, optional AES payload encryption, and token‑scoped permissions. Built for SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR needs.
How does this work with Kafka or Kinesis?
PubNub powers the frontend event plane. Events & Actions reliably routes streams to Kafka/Kinesis/SQS/S3 for durable storage and analytics.
