| Price from | — | $1.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 4 |
| Spec score · Chat Api | 8.0 (#8) | 7.9 (#11) |
| Spec score · Chat APIs | 7.9 (#13) | 7.9 (#19) |
| Integrations | The file-upload example uses Qiniu or Alibaba Cloud OSS and says to configure the cloud-storage type in the Admin Console. | Developer resources list JavaScript and Java client SDKs plus adapters for authentication, databases, file uploads, gRPC, and push notifications. |
| Product | JuggleIM is an instant-messaging system that offers public-cloud and private-cloud deployments with the same IM capabilities. | Tinode is a free, unlimited, flexible open source messaging platform built mobile-first. |
| Security | Server API requests use authentication headers, including app keys and signatures, as described in the API documentation. | Tinode says it communicates over secure WebSockets; its API also supports gRPC and long polling connections. |
