| Price from | $400/mo | $99/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Chat APIs | 8.2 (#7) | 7.9 (#16) |
| Deployment | ChatKitty is packaged as one Docker container backed by PostgreSQL and Redis-compatible Valkey on a standard Linux deployment. | Enterprise customers can deploy Sceyt on premises in a private cloud, with AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google listed as options. |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Canada | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Integrations | The architecture supports optional push providers, object storage, customer webhooks, existing interfaces, and an open-source integration layer. | Sceyt offers SDKs and UI kits for iOS, Android, and Web, plus Webhooks and a REST API for custom integrations. |
| Messaging | The launch sprint supports one-to-one conversations, private groups, channels, membership, and message history. | The platform supports one-to-one chat, group chat, and broadcast channels designed to reach millions of users. |
| Moderation | Safety capabilities include reporting, blocking, moderator controls, and application-specific enforcement paths. | The platform includes moderation tools such as user blocking, channel freezing, member roles, message reporting, and a moderation dashboard. |
| Product | ChatKitty provides a production-ready messaging core with open-source integrations for marketplace and community products. | Sceyt is a customizable in-app chat API with pre-built UI kits for websites and apps. |
| Security | Chat Functions run in a secure cloud environment and can implement custom authentication logic, including Firebase token verification. | Sceyt says it uses TLS 1.3 encryption in transit and AES encryption at rest, and lists SOC 2 compliance. |
| Support | The launch sprint includes production planning, release support, and 14 days of post-launch defect correction for the agreed scope. | 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. |
