Pusher

What it is for

Pusher is a hosted Debug Console desk (Channels): you open an event log, and Sandbox is $0 (200,000 messages / day, 100 concurrent connections). Use it when the job is a realtime log you start at a public $, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is Pusher’s official Debug Console (authy-development EU Ireland, API MESSAGE on feeds / item, payload title: Osopp, content: damn boy, createdAt: 2019-02-08, plus private-encrypted-feeds, frequently seen feeds / item) from the tutorial still — not a pricing card. The rows themselves are ops of Debug Console.

Key features

• Debug Console — a live event table you filter by channel, event, type, and payload (cover still; docs). One desk. Cover feeds / damn boy sit here. Event Creator sits here as a CTA, not a sixth desk.
• Channels — public, private, and encrypted channels you publish to (docs; tutorial). A channel, not a log row. Cover private-encrypted-feeds sits here.
• Webhooks — occupied / vacated / client events you send to your server (docs). A hook, not the console table.
• Error Logs — a separate error list next to Debug Console (cover chrome). A log of failures, not API MESSAGE rows.
• Stats — connection / message charts on the same app (docs). A board, not a payload.

Clear / Pause / Filter / log-type checkboxes on the cover are CTAs (not desks). Sandbox / Startup / Pro tiles are the meter. Messages-per-day and concurrent connections are the extra meter, not a desk we fold into Debug Console.

Who it's for

Best fit: 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.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from pusher.com/channels/pricing. Figures below are the printed USD / month tiles.

• Sandbox — Free / $0. 200k messages / day. 100 concurrent connections. Standard support.
• Startup — $49/month. 1 million messages / day. 500 connections.
• Pro — $99/month. 4 million / day. 2,000 connections.
• Business — $299/month. 10 million / day. 5,000 connections.
• Premium — $499/month. 20 million / day. 10,000 connections.
• Growth — $699/month. 40 million / day. 15,000 connections.
• Plus — $899/month. 60 million / day. 20,000 connections.
• Growth Plus — $1,199/month. 90 million / day. 30,000 connections.
• Priority — from $3,000/month. Confirm the live quote.

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Limitations / costs

• Sandbox caps at 200k messages / day and 100 connections. Overflow is Startup $49.
• A Debug Console desk, not Stream’s Message List. For that list see Stream.
• Encrypted channels still show ciphertext in the console. The cover private-encrypted-feeds row is opaque by design.

Alternatives

• Stream — a Message List when you want Stream’s Build Free 1k MAU / Start $399, not Pusher’s Debug Console.
• Twilio — Messaging Insights when you want Twilio’s public per-message $, not Channels $49.
• Daily — realtime media when you want Daily’s public $, not a Channels event log.

Official tutorial

Official Pusher channel video: Triggering Events from the Pusher Debug Console (oEmbed author: Pusher). First-party Event Creator walkthrough; the Debug Console still is the cover. Event Creator on the video is a CTA on Debug Console, not a sixth desk. @pusher did not resolve — the official handle we oEmbedded is @Pusher_realtime (channel UCoyqucxoFXDFnh3khD0rjUg on pusher.com).

Written path: pusher.com/channels/pricing plus the Debug Console still.

Website

https://pusher.com

Repository

https://github.com/pusher

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Pusher’s official Debug Console still (authy-development + feeds/item + damn boy + private-encrypted-feeds). Dollars checked on pusher.com/channels/pricing (Sandbox $0; Startup $49; Pro $99; Business $299). Tutorial oEmbed author: Pusher.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.