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liveblocks.io · Realtime and websockets
SEPT 2026 audit

Collaboration infrastructure billed in monthly credits, aimed at multiplayer and human-AI collaborative features.

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Entry paid plan$25 a month billed annually for Pro, which carries $30 of monthly credits — so the plan returns more credit than it costs. Team is $500 a month with $600 of credits, the same shape at twenty times the size.
Free tierYes
CategoryRealtime and websockets

Updated 6 criteria comparedSources last checked

01.Evaluation guide

Who it suits

Building collaboration rather than transport — presence, comments, version history and pre-built components, with $30 of monthly credits on a $25 plan so the balance exceeds the fee.

Consider something else if…

You want a plain websocket. This is collaboration infrastructure with opinions about what you are building, and the free plan advertises credits without naming the amount, so the allowance cannot be sized before signing up.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

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Pricing
6 criteria
Free tierYes
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  • Liveblocks Pricing ↗

    “Free For personal development, prototyping, and testing. Free No credit card required”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

Kind of free offerFree tier
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  • Liveblocks Pricing ↗

    “Free No credit card required Free monthly credits”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

What the free plan includesA monthly credit allowance, plus the realtime infrastructure, collaboration features and pre-built components. The page says "free monthly credits" without naming the amount, so the size of the allowance is not sourced from here.
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  • Liveblocks Pricing ↗

    “Free monthly credits Realtime infrastructure Collaboration features Pre-built components”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

Credit card to startNo
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Entry paid plan$25 a month billed annually for Pro, which carries $30 of monthly credits — so the plan returns more credit than it costs. Team is $500 a month with $600 of credits, the same shape at twenty times the size.
Sources (1) →
  • Liveblocks Pricing ↗

    “$ 25 per month billed annually Everything in Free, plus: $30 monthly credits”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

Pricing modelCredits, not units. A plan buys a monthly credit balance — $30 on Pro, $600 on Team — spent against whatever the product consumes, and the credit figure exceeds the plan price in both cases. Higher tiers also raise simultaneous connections and webhook event frequency rather than only the balance.
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  • Liveblocks Pricing ↗

    “$600 monthly credits Extended version history Higher webhook event frequency More simultaneous connections”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

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