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PubNub

Real-time messaging platform with APIs and SDKs for chat, live updates and in-app interactivity

  • Third Party Integration
  • Online
  • Documentation
  • Webinars
  • +24 more
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About PubNub

PubNub is a real-time communication platform for developers. Its publish and subscribe network sends messages between people, devices and AI systems, powering things like chat, live updates and in-app interaction.

What PubNub offers

  • Programmable pub/sub — clients publish to named channels and subscribe to those they care about.
  • Presence — shows who is online and in what state.
  • Data storage — message history, metadata and files.
  • Analytics — historical usage and live activity.
  • Logic — functions that interpret and act on messages.
  • Integrations and security — push, Kafka and webhooks, plus security controls.
  • Developer tools — many SDKs, plain REST APIs and documentation aimed at coding assistants.

Who it works with

Teams in sports and media, gaming, digital health, ecommerce, fintech, customer care, and transport and logistics.

Key facts

  • Network: global and multi-region, with a stated high availability commitment.
  • Compliance: healthcare use is described as supporting HIPAA.

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

Categories & features

  • Third Party Integration
  • Online
  • Documentation
  • Webinars
  • Live Online
  • iPhone / iPad
  • Web-Based, Cloud, SaaS
  • Web Notifications
  • Visual Notifications
  • Notification Scheduling
  • Mobile Notifications
  • Expiry Notifications
  • Device Targeting
  • Transfers/Routing
  • Software Development
  • Proactive Chat
  • Geo Targeting
  • Canned Responses
  • Information Governance
  • Customer Data
  • Web App Development
  • Mobile Development
  • Analytics
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Deployment Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Data Security
  • Android

Rankings

As of 2026-10-05. Organic ranks only; sponsored placements are never ranks.

What the business tells TrustList

Stability: major incidents
0 incidents measured
Security certifications
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 evidence sent
Privacy and data
HIPAA compliant evidence sent

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