Does Azure provide a service like pubnub and pusher?

Question

I'd like to know if Azure has a service similar to pubnub and pusher. I know I can use SignalR to provide real-time communication between the back and front end and Notification Hub to push to apps, but I'd like a more comprehensive solution like pubnub/pusher. For instance, pubnub has clients for mobile AND web apps.

Could anyone shed some light here?

In case it helps, here's my setup:

So I have a server that notifies the iOS and Android apps, as well as the web app. Currently I'm using PushSharp to send push notifications to the apps and SignalR to send messages to the web app. I also use SignalR on my mobile apps.

Even though it's working I'd like a complete solution like pubnub. So does Azure provide such a service?

Answer 1

This will be a short reply to your post. The answer is "No". :-)

You are currently using the best approach by combining push notifications to your mobile apps, and SignalR for your web app. There is no current Azure service offering that will allow you to send realtime notifications to both.

Source: Azure nerd and also have a situation exactly like yours where our team has to push notifications to Android, iOS, and connected web clients.

Answer 2

PubNub now provides a gateway into Azure via the "PubNub Realtime Gateway for Azure Event Hubs".

It lets you use PubNub realtime data streams easily with Azure via Event Hub proxies into the Azure Cloud. Check out the README for the quickstart template here:

https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/tree/master/pubnub-eventhub-bridge

And if you're interested in a more formal walkthrough of how to use it, don't hesitate to ping us at [email protected], the email will get routed my way and I'd be happy to help discuss further and help you customize it for your use case.