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In the recent past, telemedicine peeked its head into the world as an obvious solution for healthcare providers to save money and see more patients. But, before the global Coronavirus pandemic, virtual healthcare visits were not covered by most insurance providers in the United S…

We have recently noticed an influx of individuals searching for alternatives to building chat messaging applications on Firebase. It’s important to note that Firebase is a multi-use tool for developers to build just about anything quickly but does not take into account the cost w…

If you are looking for a SendBird competitor, there is a multitude of alternatives out there. With so many available options to choose from, it can be hard to decide which cloud communication platform will help you stand out among your competition. It is essential to determine wh…

Read on if you find yourself in this position, and want to learn more about the space and options available. 👍 What Is White-Label Chat White-label chat is considered any chat solution provided by a chat vendor that doesn’t show the vendor’s logo, domain, or any other type of ve…

Chat and messaging are becoming ever more critical for application success. When searching for a provider to enable in-app chat, you might compare Stream Chat with Twilio Chat. Twilio is a monster in the space of API-driven SMS support and email (through their acquisition of Send…

Real-time chat messaging is a critical component of your application to improve user conversion, engagement, retention, and satisfaction. When searching for a provider and infrastructure to integrate and enable in-app messaging, you might compare the two major players in the mark…

Update: Layer has shut down their API. Read about how to migrate from Layer and read our own thoughts about it. Chat and messaging are critical components to application success. When searching for a provider to enable in-app chat, you might compare Chat by Stream with Layer’s ch…

In-app chat is a staple of every interactive web or mobile application that we use today. It keeps users in your app, boosts app engagement, and ultimately creates a better user experience. Launching your in-app chat feature is critical for user conversion, engagement, retention,…

When searching for a provider to enable in-app messaging, you might compare Chat by Stream with Pusher’s Chatkit.

Today we’re reviewing Algolia. This blog post is part of our review series where we uncover best-of-class SaaS solutions for developers. Reviewing other API services helps us come up with ideas for improving Stream, our API for building scalable and perisonalized feeds. You can t…

_Today we’re reviewing Imgix. This blog post is part of our review series where we uncover best-of-class SaaS solutions for developers. Reviewing other API services helps us come up with ideas for improving Stream, our API for building scalable and personalized feeds. You can try…