OpenIM alternatives

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   Scaledronescaledrone.com

   Scaledrone is a real-time messaging toolkit for adding chat, updates, data sync, and collaboration to apps.

   6.2 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $19/mo
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   Openfireigniterealtime.org

   Openfire is a real-time collaboration server based on the XMPP protocol.

   6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier
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   CometChatcometchat.com

   CometChat provides in-app chat, voice and video calling, and conversational AI agent capabilities for applications.

   6.2 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $239/mo
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   QuickBlox Chat APIquickblox.com

   QuickBlox provides chat SDKs, APIs, and UI kits for adding real-time messaging to apps.

   6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $107/mo
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   Ably Chatably.com

   Ably Chat is a chat API and SDK platform for building realtime chat applications at scale.

   6.2 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $29/mo
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   Sceytsceyt.com

   Sceyt is a customizable in-app chat API with pre-built UI kits for websites and apps.

   6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $99/mo
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   ZEGOCLOUD In-app Chatzegocloud.com

   ZEGOCLOUD describes In-app Chat as a chat SDK, API, and UIKit for adding messaging to mobile and web apps.

   6.3 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $449/mo
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   Stream Chatgetstream.io

   Stream Chat adds real-time direct messages, group conversations, livestream chat, and support flows to apps.

   6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $399/mo
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   PrivChatprivchat.dev

   PrivChat is a self-hosted, open-source realtime infrastructure and chat system for apps, games, and AI agents.

   6.3 APIOpenFree Free tier
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    TalkJStalkjs.com

    TalkJS provides a chat API, SDKs, and pre-built user interfaces for adding messaging to apps and websites.

    6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $279/mo
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    mesibomesibo.com

    mesibo is a real-time communication platform for adding messaging, voice and video calls, and conferencing to apps, available on cloud or self-hosted…

    6.3 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $0.01/mo
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    Tinodetinode.co

    Tinode is a free, unlimited, flexible open source messaging platform built mobile-first.

    6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $1.50/mo
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    Twilio Conversationstwilio.com

    Twilio Conversations connects fragmented customer interactions across channels into continuous conversations with persistent context for people and AI agents.

    6.3 APIOpenFree Free tier
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    Emitteremitter.io

    Emitter is a real-time publish-subscribe messaging service for connecting online devices.

    6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $10/mo
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    ejabberdejabberd.im

    ejabberd is an open-source server for XMPP messaging, MQTT, SIP, and Matrix.

    6.3 APIOpenFree Free tier · from €200/mo
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    Tigase XMPP Servertigase.net

    Tigase XMPP Server is Java-based server software for building instant communication systems.

    6.0 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $175/mo
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    Prosody IMprosody.im

    Prosody is an XMPP communication server designed to be easy to set up and configure and efficient with system resources.

    6.3 APIOpenFree Free tier
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    JuggleIMjuggle.im

    JuggleIM is an instant-messaging system that offers public-cloud and private-cloud deployments with the same IM capabilities.

    5.9 APIOpenFree —
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    PubNub Chatpubnub.com

    PubNub Chat SDK lets developers add custom real-time chat to mobile, game, or web experiences without managing complex infrastructure.

    6.4 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $98/mo
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    Sendbird Chatsendbird.com

    Sendbird Chat provides SDKs and a chat API for building in-app messaging experiences.

    5.9 APIOpenFree From $349/mo
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