Pusher Alternative DROP-IN

The fastest way to
leave Pusher

Soketify is a drop-in Pusher replacement. Same SDKs, same protocol, same channel types. Change three lines of config and you're done.

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// Compatibility

Yes, it's fully compatible

Soketify implements the complete Pusher protocol. Your existing code works without modification.

Pusher client SDKs

pusher-js, Laravel Echo, PusherSwift, pusher-websocket-java - all work out of the box.

Pusher server SDKs

pusher-http-node, pusher-http-ruby, pusher-http-php, pusher-http-python - just change the host.

Public channels

Subscribe and broadcast on public channels exactly as you do today.

Private channels

Signature-based authentication for private channels. Same auth endpoint, same flow.

Presence channels

Track who's online with presence channels. member_added, member_removed - all events fire.

Client events

Peer-to-peer events on private and presence channels work identically.

Webhooks

channel_occupied, channel_vacated, member_added, member_removed - all webhook events supported.

REST API

Trigger events, query channels, fetch user lists - the full Pusher HTTP API is implemented.

Batch events

Send multiple events in a single API call. Same batch trigger endpoint.

2-Minute Migration

Your migration is this simple

No code changes. No SDK swaps. Just update the host.

Client-side (JavaScript)

client.js

  const pusher = new Pusher("app-key", {    cluster: "us2",+   wsHost: "ws.soketify.com",+   forceTLS: true,  });

Server-side (Node.js)

server.js

  const pusher = new Pusher({    key: "key", secret: "secret",    useTLS: true,+   host: "api.soketify.com",  });

That's the entire migration. Your event names, channel names, auth endpoints, and application logic stay exactly the same.

// The real cost

The real cost of staying with Pusher

Per-message pricing punishes growth

Every new real-time feature, every new user, every typing indicator adds to your bill. Teams end up building workarounds like polling or batching events instead of using real-time properly.

Opaque pricing at scale

Once you exceed standard tiers, you need a sales call. Your bill becomes unpredictable and negotiation-dependent. Soketify publishes all plan prices openly.

Switching cost illusion

Pusher wants you to think migration is hard. It's not. Soketify uses the same protocol and SDKs. The migration is a config change, not a rewrite.

80-93%

Teams switching from Pusher to Soketify save this much on average, based on published Pusher pricing vs Soketify plans at equivalent usage tiers.

Global Edge Routing

One app. Global reach.

Pusher requires you to pick a cluster upfront. Each cluster is regionally isolated: messages don't cross cluster boundaries, and all your users must funnel through a single region.

Pusher: pick a cluster

You choose a region (mt1, us3, eu…) when you create the app
All clients must connect to that cluster, so users far from it experience higher latency
Clients on different clusters can't exchange messages, even within the same app

Soketify: one global endpoint

Single endpoint: ws.soketify.com (no cluster to pick)
Each client is routed to the nearest edge automatically
All users of the same app can communicate, regardless of their location

// Safety

Zero-risk migration

We make switching as safe as possible.

Free tier to test

Run Soketify alongside Pusher with our free tier. Test your full integration before committing.

2-minute rollback

If anything doesn't work, revert the config change and you're back on Pusher instantly.

No code changes

Your application logic, event names, channel names, and auth endpoints don't change at all.

No cluster headaches

Pusher locks you into a single region. Soketify routes globally from a single endpoint.

// Questions

Frequently asked questions

Soketify is built specifically as a drop-in Pusher replacement: it speaks the same protocol, so the official Pusher SDKs connect to it without a code rewrite or a vendor SDK swap. Alternatives built on their own protocols, such as Ably or a self-hosted stack, require replacing SDKs, authorization code, and event handling.

No application code changes. You add wsHost and forceTLS to the pusher-js constructor and set host on the server SDK. Channel names, event names, private and presence authorization endpoints, webhook handlers, and batch triggers all stay identical because the protocol is identical.

Public channels, private channels, encrypted channels, presence channels with member tracking, cache channels, client events, webhooks with signature verification, batch triggers, and the full REST API for triggering events and querying channel state. The official client SDKs, including pusher-js and Laravel Echo, and the official server SDKs for Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, Go, and Java all work.

Between roughly 80% and 94% at comparable usage. At 500 connections and 30 million messages per month the comparison is about $49 per month on Pusher against $9 on Soketify. At 1,000 connections and 100 million messages it is about $299 against $19. Figures are estimates from published Pusher Channels pricing.

Nothing breaks. Soketify emails you at 80% and 100% of your plan limits and gives you a grace period to upgrade or optimize. Connections are not cut and messages are not dropped mid-period, and there is no surprise overage invoice at the end of the month.

Yes, instantly. Because only the host configuration changed, reverting those three lines points the identical code back at Pusher. There is no data to migrate back and no schema to undo, since Soketify does not store message history.

// Make the switch

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Same protocol. Same SDKs. Better pricing. The switch takes minutes.

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