Alternatives to Stream

Stream: Scalable Chat, Video & Activity Feed APIs and SDKs. 8 products similar to Stream, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 8 of 8 have a free tier, 8 of 8 have an API, 4 of 8 offer an MCP server, 1 of 8 is open source.

ConnectyCube
Chat & calling SDKs for developers and AI agents
Email & messaging free tierAPISDK
Pusher
Hosted realtime APIs for building live features in web and mobile apps
APIs & backend free tierAPISDK
Sentry
Application performance monitoring and error tracking software for developers and software teams.
Monitoring & observability free tierAPIMCPSDKopen source
Scaledrone
Realtime messaging service for adding live updates, chat, and collaboration to apps
Email & messaging free tierAPISDK
Slack
AI work platform and productivity tools
Email & messaging free tierAPIMCPSDK
Ably
Realtime platform for chat, AI and live apps at scale
APIs & backend free tierAPISDK
Clerk
Authentication and user management for applications
Auth & identity free tierAPIMCPSDK
Jam
Screen recorder for bugs, feedback, and ideas
Developer productivity free tierAPIMCPSDK

Side by side

Product	Pricing	Free tier	API	MCP server	SDK	Open source
Stream	Freemium	yes	yes	no	yes	no
ConnectyCube	Freemium · from $0	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Pusher	Freemium	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Sentry	Freemium	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Scaledrone	Freemium	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Slack	Freemium	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Ably	Usage-based · from $0	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Clerk	Freemium	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Jam	Freemium · from $0	yes	yes	yes	yes	no

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