Pusher vs Lovable
Realtime pub/sub WebSocket Channels + programmatic push (Beams)
vs. AI app builder with shared team workspace — unlimited users per plan
Pricing tiers
Pusher
Beams: Sandbox
Free. 1K subscribers.
$0 base (usage-based)
Channels: Sandbox
Free. 100 concurrent conns, 200K msg/day.
$0 base (usage-based)
Beams: Startup
$29/mo. 10K subscribers.
$29/mo
Channels: Startup
$49/mo. 500 concurrent conns, 1M msg/day.
$49/mo
Channels: Pro
$99/mo. 2K concurrent conns, 4M msg/day.
$99/mo
Beams: Pro
$99/mo. 50K subscribers.
$99/mo
Beams: Business
$199/mo. 115K subscribers.
$199/mo
Channels: Business
$299/mo. 5K concurrent, 10M msg/day.
$299/mo
Beams: Premium
$399/mo. 250K subscribers.
$399/mo
Channels: Premium
$499/mo. 10K concurrent, 20M msg/day.
$499/mo
Channels: Growth
$699/mo. 15K concurrent, 40M msg/day.
$699/mo
Channels: Plus
$899/mo. 20K concurrent, 60M msg/day.
$899/mo
Channels: Growth Plus
$1,199/mo. 30K concurrent, 90M msg/day.
$1199/mo
Channels: Enterprise
Custom. 10M+ concurrent, 100B+ msg/day. SLA, dedicated support.
Custom
Lovable
Free
Limited features baseline. Try out and build small demos.
Free
Pro
$25/month (shared across unlimited users). 100 credits/mo + 5 daily (up to 150/mo). Custom domains, remove Lovable badge, user roles.
$25/mo
Business
$50/month (shared). Everything in Pro + Internal publish, SSO, Team workspace, personal projects, design templates, security center.
$50/mo
Enterprise
Custom (platform fee by company size). Covers all employees. Volume credits, dedicated support, onboarding, SCIM, audit logs.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing be-sandbox on Pusher vs free on Lovable.
| Metric | Pusher | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| subscribers | 1000 subscribers | — |
Features
Pusher · 11 features
- Beams — Push notifications for iOS/Android/Web with device interest groups.
- Beams Authenticated Users — Target users by auth user ID across devices.
- Channels — WebSocket pub/sub — realtime events, live updates, notifications.
- Channels Webhooks — Receive server-side notifications of channel activity.
- Client Events — Publish events from clients directly (triggered from browser).
- Debug Console — Live channel debugging dashboard.
- Encrypted Channels — End-to-end encrypted messages.
- Global Clusters — US, EU, AP-Southeast, etc. Pick nearest region.
- Presence Channels — Track who is online in a channel.
- Private Channels — Auth-required channels with server-signed tokens.
- Stats — Connection / message dashboards.
Lovable · 16 features
- Connect External APIs — Chat: "connect OpenAI API" → done.
- Custom Domains — Publish at yourbrand.com.
- Design Templates — Pre-made design systems (Business tier).
- GitHub 2-way Sync — Commit from Lovable or edit in repo — reflects both ways.
- Image/Sketch to UI — Upload screenshot → get matching UI.
- Internal Publish — Deploy internally only (Business tier).
- Live Preview — See the app live while iterating.
- Prompt-to-App — Natural language → running React app.
- Remove Lovable Badge — White-label output — no Lovable branding.
- SCIM Provisioning (Ent) — Directory sync.
- Security Center — Audit + permissions console (Business+).
- Stripe Integration — Built-in Stripe payments setup.
- Supabase Native — First-class Supabase auth + DB integration.
- Team Workspace — Shared projects + roles.
- User Roles — Role-based access control.
- Visual Edit — Click element → describe change.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Pusher | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| SDK | Pusher Beams Android, Pusher Beams iOS, Pusher Beams Web SDK, pusher-http-go, pusher-http-java, pusher-http-php, pusher-js (client), pusher (Node), pusher (Python), pusher (Ruby), PusherSwift, pusher-websocket-java (Android) | — |
| REST | Beams Publish API, Pusher HTTP API | Lovable API (preview) |
| OTHER | Channels Webhooks, Pusher WebSocket | GitHub 2-way sync, Lovable Web App, Supabase Native |
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