| Price from | $29/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Chat APIs | 8.7 (#1) | 7.6 (#26) |
| Spec score · Chat Api | 8.7 (#1) | 7.6 (#16) |
| Compliance | Ably states it completes SOC 2 Type 2 audits, offers HIPAA BAA agreements, and is EU GDPR-compliant. | The product page lists HIPAA, GDPR, and OWASP among its moderation and security features. |
| Founded | 2016 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | London, UK | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Integrations | Ably lists integrations including AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloudflare Workers, Google Cloud Functions, Kafka, Zapier, and Terraform. | MirrorFly says its SDKs support integrations with more than 100 third-party platforms and tools. |
| Messaging features | Chat supports one-to-one and group conversations, message editing and deletion, typing indicators, presence, read receipts, and reactions. | The chat product includes one-to-one and group chat, mentions, emojis, starred messages, scheduled messages, and chat search. |
| Product | Ably Chat is a chat API and SDK platform for building realtime chat applications at scale. | MirrorFly provides customizable chat APIs, SDKs, and UI kits for adding real-time communication to web and mobile apps. |
| Security | Ably states that client-to-server communication is secured by TLS by default and that optional private-key encryption uses 256-bit AES. | The chat page lists AES encryption, SSL/TLS, multi-factor authentication, and support for region-specific compliance requirements. |
| Support | The Free package includes community and email support on a best-effort basis; Standard lists a one-day email support SLA. | MirrorFly’s features page advertises 24/7 developer support and an integration team for deployment assistance. |
