Overview
What is Pusher?
London-based Pusher supports mobile application development with pub/sub messaging and "presence channel" which supports discovery of live users of applications as well as messaging or chat room capabilities to applications, and finally location services as well (e.g. geolocation).
Lets make the app more interactive using Pusher
Lets push the real time notifications with Pusher
I make Real time push notifications easy - Pusher
Pusher - an easy integration API for real-time notifications
Pricing
Startup
$49
Pro
$99
Business
$299
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Product Details
- About
- Tech Details
What is Pusher?
Pusher Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | No |
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Reviews and Ratings
(11)Community Insights
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- Pros
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Users of the Pusher product have found it incredibly versatile for syncing various types of data. This includes shared canvases, shared chat, and uploaded images. The ability to effortlessly communicate and share information in real-time has been highly appreciated by customers. The product provides valuable feedback to users through real-time notifications and a progress indicator for long-running jobs. This ensures that users stay informed and can track the progress of their tasks efficiently.
One notable use case where Pusher truly shines is in solving the push use case. It eliminates the need for complex JavaScript coding and enables immediate updates to be visible to users. Customers have successfully implemented real-time updates in their web UI and mobile app using Pusher, allowing for seamless bi-directional communication. Many developers choose Pusher for Flutter app development due to its easy integration and flawless performance as a push notification service provider. Furthermore, Pusher goes beyond being just a push notification service by enabling live changes in the app's interface with simple server commands, enhancing the overall user experience.
Straightforward to use: Several users have found Pusher to be straightforward and easy to use. They appreciate its intuitive user interface, which builds channels for them and provides API keys and secrets, making implementation in their app quick and efficient.
Real-time notifications: Many users liked the real-time notifications provided by Pusher. They found them easy to integrate and customize, enhancing the UI/UX of their apps.
Excellent APIs: Users have praised Pusher for its excellent APIs that are easy to integrate into their code. The documentation provided by Pusher is also highly regarded, as it is easy to understand with good examples of how to implement the APIs effectively.
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Lack of customer support and documentation: Several users have expressed frustration with the absence of customer support or readily available documentation, making it difficult for them to troubleshoot issues or find necessary information.
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No cancellation option for subscriptions: Users have mentioned the lack of a cancellation option once a subscription is started, indicating a lack of flexibility or control for users who may want to discontinue their subscription.
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Limited number of messages: Some users have found the platform's message limit to be restrictive, suggesting that it may not be suitable for high-volume communication needs and potentially limiting their ability to effectively communicate with others.
Reviews
(1-4 of 4)Lets make the app more interactive using Pusher
- It can make the app more interactive using live changes in the app.
- We can send real-time notifications using Pusher.
- It helps a lot in making the UI/UX better than before.
- Implementation is quite tricky. A lot of terms to remember from the documentation.
- Not a large community.
- They could restructure the pricing to make it more suitable for low-budget startups.
- Its ability to make the app more interactive.
- Integration with Flutter is an easy process.
- Well documented.
- It helped to make the app more user friendly.
- We don't have to make many changes in the UI, as Integrating Pusher with Flutter based app is an easy process.
- We achieved more positive ratings after using Pusher in our app.
- Pusher allows live changes in the UI using push requests. We can also integrate it with the PHP source code.
- They offer 99.99% uptime, so we can trust on their services.
- Pusher works well along with the Flutter codebase, so we do not have to modify it much to work on cross-platforms.
- Setting up it in the beginning was a little complex.
- Not enough tutorials or good user communities out there to implement it quickly.
- Pricing might not be suitable for all.
- Real-time Notifications
- Real-time statistics and graphs
- Its user interface, efficiency, and reliability
- Saves our day, as implementation is not a lengthy process.
- Makes the app more efficient and reliable.
- Nearly zero downtime, it works reliably 24x7.
- There pricing is also competitive, as of now.
- It is straightforward to use Pusher in various use cases.
- Not a good support system.
- Poor documentation.
- Date transmission encryption issues.
- Push Notifications.
- Tracking and Reporting of the messages.
- Easy to integrate and manage.
- Real time bi-directional communication.
- By using Pusher, users get a new type of experience, which is quite good.
- Work is done reliably fast and in efficient manner.
- Real-time UI notifications
- Excellent API's to integrate into your code easily
- Documentation that is easy to understand and has good examples of how to implement the APIs
- Real-time notifications
- Excellent performance
- Excellent price
- We had over ten thousand customer orders go through over the course of a year with no problems with this API
- There was very minimal support for this API which allowed us to focus on other priorities.