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Arena
✓ verifiedFreemium
Engagement suite adding live chat, comments, polls and live blogs to publisher and brand sites to grow and monetize audiences.
145K visits/mo
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Convex
✓ verifiedFreemium
TypeScript backend-as-a-service with a reactive database, server functions, auth and file storage for full-stack and AI apps.
692K visits/mo20K saves
Pricing
Free: $0/mo
Starter: $49/mo
Professional: $249/mo
Business: $999/mo
Free trial available
No public pricing
Free & Starter: $0/mo (pay-as-you-go, 1-6 developers)
Professional: $25/developer/mo
Business & Enterprise: $2,500/mo minimum
Free: $0
Basic: $16 per month
Pro: $90 per month
Ultra: $299 per month
Core features
- ✦Threaded comments
- ✦Real-time group chat
- ✦Live blog streams
- ✦AI polls and moderation
- ✦First-party data capture
- ✦No-code website embed
- ✦Text and SMS chat
- ✦Appointment booking
- ✦Reminders
- ✦Digital payments
- ✦Video calls
- ✦AI-assisted communication (CoPilot)
- ✦Wellness and Loyalty Plans
- ✦PMS Integration
- ✦Reactive real-time database
- ✦TypeScript server functions (queries/mutations/actions)
- ✦Built-in authentication
- ✦Cron jobs and backend workflows
- ✦File storage, text and vector search
- ✦ACID transactions; open-source/self-host
- ✦Custom AI chatbot creation
- ✦Data-driven training (URLs, PDFs, CSVs, Q&A)
- ✦Multi-language support (90+ languages)
- ✦Integration with CRMs, APIs, and tools like Zapier & Google Drive
- ✦Human handoff feature
- ✦Actions & Automation
Use cases
- →Live event coverage
- →Growing on-site community
- →Monetizing audience with ads
- →Capturing first-party data
- →Streamlining communication between veterinary clinics and pet owners
- →Managing appointment requests and bookings
- →Processing digital payments for veterinary services
- →Sending reminders for medication and appointments
- →Boosting wellness plan subscriptions
- →Reducing missed calls at veterinary clinics
- →Building real-time reactive apps
- →Backends for AI agents
- →Replacing Firebase or Supabase
- →Full-stack TypeScript development
- →Lead generation and qualification
- →E-commerce sales assistance
- →Healthcare patient support
- →SaaS customer service
- →Banking assistance
- →Retail personalized shopping
- →Hospitality concierge services
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