PubNub provides a cloud‑native real‑time developer platform that offers ultra‑low‑latency publish/subscribe APIs and a globally distributed edge network for messaging, presence, and push notifications. The service includes multi‑language SDKs, built‑in compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2) and a low‑code decision engine, enabling developers to add scalable real‑time features without managing infrastructure.
Funding
$65M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Developers of interactive applications must provision and maintain low‑latency, globally distributed messaging infrastructure, ensure compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2), and integrate real‑time features such as chat, presence, and push notifications—all while keeping latency under 100 ms and supporting massive concurrency. These requirements increase development time, operational overhead, and cost, limiting the ability to launch engaging, data‑driven experiences at scale.
Solution
PubNub delivers a cloud‑native real‑time developer platform that abstracts the underlying network, providing ultra‑low‑latency publish/subscribe APIs and a globally distributed edge network. The platform supplies ready‑to‑use SDKs for more than 50 languages, in‑app messaging with persistence, presence, chat UI kits, and mobile push with automatic fallback. Built‑in decision intelligence (Illuminate) lets product teams create low‑code rules for real‑time personalization, while AI‑powered moderation and generative‑AI integrations add automated content safety and rapid feature prototyping. End‑to‑end TLS/AES‑256 encryption, token‑based access control, and out‑of‑the‑box compliance certifications (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001) eliminate security and regulatory burdens. Developers can focus on core product logic while PubNub handles scaling, reliability, and global delivery.
Target Audience
Primary users are application developers and product teams building real‑time experiences for SaaS, gaming, eCommerce, digital health, IoT, and media & entertainment platforms.
Features
- Publish/Subscribe API with sub‑100 ms latency across 15+ global Points of Presence
- Scalable edge network supporting >25 million concurrent connections and 99.999 % SLA uptime
- Multi‑language SDKs (JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift, Unity, Go, Rust, etc.) and quickstart tutorials for rapid integration
- In‑app messaging with message history, read receipts, reactions, typing indicators, and thread support
- Presence service delivering real‑time online/offline status and activity indicators
- Mobile push notifications with APNs/FCM fallback and unified delivery for online and offline users
- Event Hub & Functions for serverless processing, routing, and transformation of real‑time events
- Illuminate low‑code decision engine for rule‑based personalization, promotions, and automated actions
- AI moderation and generative‑AI code execution (MCP Server) for content safety and rapid prototyping
- Built‑in compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001) with TLS/AES‑256 encryption and granular token‑based ACLs
- Integration marketplace offering >100 third‑party services (CRM, analytics, translation, etc.)
- Real‑time analytics dashboard (PubNub Insights) for monitoring traffic, latency, and usage metrics