// PricingSimple pricing that
Simple pricing that
scales with you
No per-message fees. No surprises. Pick a plan, ship your product, and upgrade when you need to.
Free
Side projects & prototyping
$0
- 200 concurrent connections
- 6M messages/month
- 100 KB max event payload
- 3 apps
- Community support
- All channel types
- Webhooks
Indie
Solo developers & small apps
$9/month
- 500 concurrent connections
- 50M messages/month
- 256 KB max event payload
- 5 apps
- Email support
- All channel types
- Webhooks
- Client events
Most Popular
Startup
Growing products with active users
$19/month
- 2K concurrent connections
- 150M messages/month
- 512 KB max event payload
- 10 apps
- Priority email support
- All channel types
- Webhooks
- Client events
Scale
Established products at scale
$59/month
- 6K concurrent connections
- 400M messages/month
- 1 MB max event payload
- 15 apps
- Priority support
- All channel types
- Webhooks
- Client events
Scale-1
High-traffic applications
$149/month
- 10K concurrent connections
- 1B messages/month
- 2 MB max event payload
- 25 apps
- Priority support
- All channel types
- Webhooks
- Client events
Scale-2
Enterprise workloads & SaaS platforms
$299/month
- 20K concurrent connections
- 1.8B messages/month
- 4 MB max event payload
- 50 apps
- Dedicated support
- All channel types
- Webhooks
- Client events
All plans include SSL encryption, all channel types, and webhooks. Need more? Contact us for enterprise pricing
// The math
How Soketify compares
Real pricing from Pusher and Ably vs Soketify, at common usage tiers.
| Usage Tier | Pusher | Ably | Soketify | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby (200 connections, 5M msgs) | $0 (limited) | $29/mo | $0/mo | Free forever |
| Growing (500 connections, 30M msgs) | $49/mo | $99/mo | $9/mo | Save up to 90% |
| Startup (2K connections, 100M msgs) | $199/mo | $299/mo | $19/mo | Save up to 93% |
| Scale (5K connections, 400M msgs) | $399+/mo | $599+/mo | $59/mo | Save up to 90% |
| Growth (10K connections, 1B msgs) | Custom pricing | Custom pricing | $149/mo | Transparent pricing |
| Enterprise (20K connections, 1.8B msgs) | Custom pricing | Custom pricing | $299/mo | No sales calls needed |
Competitor prices are based on publicly listed pricing as of 2025. Pusher and Ably use per-message pricing that increases with volume. Soketify uses flat-tier pricing with generous included message allowances.
We don't cut you off
When you approach your limits, we notify you at 80% and again at 100%. Your service continues running uninterrupted. No hard stops, no surprise bills, no throttling. We give you time to upgrade or optimize.
// Questions
Frequently asked questions
We notify you at 80% and 100% of your limits. Your service continues running; we never hard-stop your connections or messages. You get a grace period to upgrade or optimize. No surprise overages, no throttling.
Yes. Upgrade or downgrade anytime. When upgrading, the new limits take effect immediately. When downgrading, the change applies at the next billing cycle.
Yes. 200 connections and 6 million messages per month, no time limit, no credit card required. Build and ship your project without worrying about costs.
No. Every plan includes a generous message allowance. You don't pay per message - you pick the tier that matches your scale and that's it.
Each plan includes generous event payload limits: from 100 KB on Free (10x Pusher's default) up to 4 MB on Scale-2. That's up to 400x larger than Pusher's standard 10 KB limit.
Not yet, but it's coming soon. Join the free tier and we'll let you know when annual discounts are available.
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