| Price from | $29/mo | $99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| 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) | 7.9 (#16) |
| Compliance | Ably states it completes SOC 2 Type 2 audits, offers HIPAA BAA agreements, and is EU GDPR-compliant. | The homepage states that Sceyt’s chat API uses 256-bit encryption and complies with SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, and HIPAA. |
| Headquarters | London, UK | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Integrations | Ably lists integrations including AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloudflare Workers, Google Cloud Functions, Kafka, Zapier, and Terraform. | Sceyt offers SDKs and UI kits for iOS, Android, and Web, plus Webhooks and a REST API for custom integrations. |
| Moderation | The product lists moderation integrations with Hive, Tisane, and Bodyguard, or the option to bring your own tools. | The platform includes moderation tools such as user blocking, channel freezing, member roles, message reporting, and a moderation dashboard. |
| Product | Ably Chat is a chat API and SDK platform for building realtime chat applications at scale. | Sceyt is a customizable in-app chat API with pre-built UI kits for websites and 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. | Sceyt says it uses TLS 1.3 encryption in transit and AES encryption at rest, and lists SOC 2 compliance. |
| Support | The Free package includes community and email support on a best-effort basis; Standard lists a one-day email support SLA. | The Free plan lists support within 24 hours, Starter has 8/5 support, Growth has 8/5 priority support, and Enterprise has 24/7 priority support. |
