Pick Pusher if
realtime teams who will stay on Sandbox at $0 (200k messages / day, 100 connections) while they open a first Debug Console, then Startup at $49/month when they need 1 million messages / 500 connections.
Read the Pusher pagePusher vs Stream
Our take
Pick Pusher if realtime teams who will stay on Sandbox at $0 (200k messages / day, 100 connections) while they open a first Debug Console, then Startup at $49/month when they need 1 million messages / 500 connections. Pick Stream if chat / community teams who will stay on Build at $0 (1,000 MAU, 100 concurrent) while they open a first Message List, then buy Start at $399 / month billed annually ($499 monthly) for
Best for
Pusher A realtime log you start at a public $
Stream Messages you start inside the free bucket
Free plan
Pusher $0 · 200k messages / day. 100 concurrent connections. Standard support
Stream No free plan
Lowest paid
Pusher Growth Plus $1/mo
Stream Enterprise $1
Next step up
Pusher Priority from $3/mo
Stream Maker $100
Runs where
Pusher Hosted
Stream Hosted
Watch out
Pusher Sandbox caps at 200k messages / day and 100 connections
Stream Build caps at 1,000 MAU and 100 concurrent
Last checked
Pusher 2026-10-23 · pusher.com/channels/pricing
Stream 2026-10-23 · getstream.io/chat/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Stream if
chat / community teams who will stay on Build at $0 (1,000 MAU, 100 concurrent) while they open a first Message List, then buy Start at $399 / month billed annually ($499 monthly) for 10,000 MAU.
Read the Stream page