Prosody IM vs PubNub Chat
Prosody IM
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PubNub Chat
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| Figure | Prosody IM | PubNub Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $98/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 3 |
| Spec score · Chat APIs | 7.3 (#28) | 8.3 (#6) |
| Integrations | Prosody supports external XMPP components and server-to-server connections. | PubNub's integrations page lists pre-built connections including Amazon Lex, Amazon Comprehend, Agora, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon Polly, Amazon SQS, and Amazon Translate. |
| Purpose | Prosody is an XMPP communication server designed to be easy to set up and configure and efficient with system resources. | PubNub Chat SDK lets developers add custom real-time chat to mobile, game, or web experiences without managing complex infrastructure. |
| Support | Users can seek help through the project chatroom, user mailing list, or [email protected]. | The pricing page says all plans include standard support and lists email and chat support with a 1–2 day guaranteed response time in its support options. |
| Use cases | The project describes setting up an XMPP service for a company, organisation, family, or friends. | The page gives telehealth, customer service, driver-passenger, multiplayer game, online community, webinar Q&A, classroom, live-streaming, and fan-engagement chat as examples. |
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