Become a sponsor to Chat SDK
Around 5 years ago I was looking for a good open-source mobile messaging framework. There were a lot of options available but they all had big drawbacks.
- Expensive: They start off cheap but end up being very expensive at scale
- Lock-in: They are closed platforms if the company closes down you are in trouble (Parse, Pusher ChatKit)!
- Closed-source: You are relying on code you can't see, improve or audit
I wanted to solve these problems, that's where Chat SDK was born. Chat SDK is:
- Open-source: You can modify, fix and audit the code
- Backend agnostic: One client can be connected to potentially any chat server
- Open data: Keep full control over your users' data
- Scalable: Chat SDK scales to millions of users per node
- Cheap: You can self-host with XMPP or if you use Firebase you pay $1 per GB which is about 500k messages
- Community: The Chat SDK community helps us fix bugs and add new features.
Along with developing the core library, we have also developed a number of add-on modules. We would like to share these modules with you, our supporters.
By sponsoring us, you get access to our premium modules as well as allowing us to spend more time making this project better.
If you like what we're building, help us make it better by supporting the team.
Meet the team
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Ben Smiley bensmileyFounder and CEO of Chat SDK. Full-stack engineer specialising in mobile development and real-time communication
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Pepe Becker pepebeckerI love programming, traveling, learning languages
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Conrad Martin thecmartAndroid developer, biomedical device designer, biotechnologist, 3D CAD enthusiast, and hobby handyman.
Featured work
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chat-sdk/chat-sdk-android
Chat SDK Android - Open Source Mobile Messenger
Java 1,611 -
chat-sdk/chat-sdk-ios
Chat SDK iOS - Open Source Mobile Messenger
Objective-C 916 -
JavaScript 79
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chat-sdk/XMPPFramework
XMPPFramework for XMPP Chat SDK for iOS
Objective-C 12 -
chat-sdk/snapchat-demo-swift
A demo and tutorial of how to add a Snapchat like stories tab to the Chat SDK
Swift 8 -
chat-sdk/docs
Chat SDK Documentation