Liveblocks

Liveblocks offers developers a library of tools to add fast, collaborative abilities to their apps. It lets developers add collaborative interfaces like text editors, forms, creative tools and whiteboards through its APIs and tools. The service is designed to let developers easily add real-time collaboration abilities so people using the app feel like they're working together in the same space.

Liveblocks offers several features:

• Presence: Let people feel like they're in the same space.
• Broadcast: Send real-time updates to people connected to the service.
• Comments Beta: Let people comment and give feedback.
• Sharing and Permissions: Let people invite others to edit a document.
• Document: Real-time data storage for collaborative documents.
• Document Browsing: Let people browse documents in your product workspace.

Liveblocks is designed to work closely with popular frontend frameworks and libraries so developers can easily add collaborative abilities to any product. It also offers developer-focused tooling to speed up development and analytics to see how people are using collaborative abilities.

Liveblocks prices are based on the number of monthly active users (MAU):

• Starter: Free for up to 100 MAU, includes comments, notifications and custom app features.
• Pro: $10123456789/month for 1,000 MAU, includes real-time presence, pre-built components and email support.
• Enterprise: Custom pricing for large-scale needs, with premium support, volume discounts and private dedicated servers.

Liveblocks is designed to make it easier for developers to add collaborative abilities to products, letting them concentrate on their core product instead of worrying about the underlying infrastructure. It can be used for everything from document editing to creative tools and whiteboards, and is geared for developers who want to add real-time collaboration abilities to their products quickly and easily.

Published on June 9, 2024