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Ably Plans Pricing

Ably Plans Pricing is the pricing profile for Ably on the APIs.io network — every figure transcribed verbatim from the provider’s own pricing page on 2026-10-28.

It defines 7 plans, including Free — $0; Standard — $29 / month + usage; Pro — $399 / month + usage, and 4 more.

The page prices API or platform usage directly, as a tiered subscription; the service is delivered as managed.

Tagged areas include Real-Time, WebSocket, Pub/Sub, Messaging, and Streaming.

7 Plans Prices the API Basis: tiered subscription Delivered: managed
Transcribed from the provider's pricing page on 2026-10-28 — ably.com/pricing.
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Real-TimeWebSocketPub/SubMessagingStreamingPush NotificationsChatLiveSync
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PlanPriceIncludesOverage
Free$0 per package200 concurrent connections, 500 messages / second, 6M messages / month—
Standard$29 / month + usage per package10k concurrent channels, 10k concurrent connections, 2.5k messages / second$2.50 / million messages; $1.00 / million mins connections; $1.00 / million mins channels; $0.25 / GiB additional data transfer
Pro$399 / month + usage per package50k concurrent channels, 50k concurrent connections, 10k messages / second$2.50 / million messages; $1.00 / million mins; $0.25 / GiB
EnterpriseCustomUnlimited channels, connections, messages / second$2.50 / million messages; $1.00 / million mins; $0.25 / GiB
Messages$2.50 / million per million messages—As low as $0.50/M with volume discount
Channels$1.00 / million mins per million channel minutes—As low as $0.20/M with volume discount
Connections$1.00 / million mins per million connection minutes—As low as $0.20/M with volume discount

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Plans

Free month
$0 per package
Includes: 200 concurrent connections, 500 messages / second, 6M messages / month
Standard month
$29 / month + usage per package
Includes: 10k concurrent channels, 10k concurrent connections, 2.5k messages / second
Overage: $2.50 / million messages; $1.00 / million mins connections; $1.00 / million mins channels; $0.25 / GiB additional data transfer
Pro month
$399 / month + usage per package
Includes: 50k concurrent channels, 50k concurrent connections, 10k messages / second
Overage: $2.50 / million messages; $1.00 / million mins; $0.25 / GiB
Enterprise none
Custom
Includes: Unlimited channels, connections, messages / second
Overage: $2.50 / million messages; $1.00 / million mins; $0.25 / GiB
Messages per-use
$2.50 / million per million messages
Overage: As low as $0.50/M with volume discount
Channels per-use
$1.00 / million mins per million channel minutes
Overage: As low as $0.20/M with volume discount
Connections per-use
$1.00 / million mins per million connection minutes
Overage: As low as $0.20/M with volume discount

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