"A challenge we faced was syncing messages between all of the different devices users may have. We leveraged Firebase and were able to solve that problem. It solved the original needs, but we ran into other challenges as our audience grew. At that moment, we had two options: one, we …

"Anything that is not free when you're a super early stage start-up is a little daunting. But when you think about the cost of building something from the ground up—the amount of development hours, research, and maintenance—I think our price point completely makes sense, and it's (chat) pretty integral to …

"We had some existing, initial notifications infrastructure we built in-house—but when it came to the real-time updates and just how smoothly it (Stream) integrated and the time-frame we had, it didn't make sense to develop our in-house solution any further. When we saw that Stream ticked all the boxes, it …

“Stream Chat got us up and running and professional-grade in almost no time. We could look and act big, even though Hovr was just getting out of the gates."

"Stream Chat allows us to focus on building Benzinga Pro and supporting our community, not the chat technology powering it.”

“Our community is by far the number one thing that differentiates us from our competition, Stream helps make Benzinga an actual community. Whether it’s discussing the hot stock of the day, responding to technical questions, or encouraging users to attend our daily virtual happy hours, Stream Chat is an integral …

"There was no shared picture. You couldn't always reach the right person at the right time, and messages were often missed or repeated."

"The core integration we built during those first two weeks is still what we use today."

"There was a significant delay between sending a message and receiving it. With people so accustomed to instant messaging, we got a lot of comments on that."

"The high-quality documentation was really good, but being able to spin up a working version locally was super important. I could validate what this integration would actually feel like for the team."

"We were able to create multiple environments for testing before release. The dashboard observability was a huge help."

"You've been a great partner. That's why we've stayed with you for three years."

"We built a very effective text-only chat, but because it lacked customization, we received feedback from users that they would instead use off-platform messengers that had the features they wanted."

"Previously, we didn't have a chat interface inside our app, Communication happened on WhatsApp, and we couldn't monitor the content or protect our customers' privacy."

“We were looking for a chat API partner who shared our values of creative iteration and an entrepreneurial spirit. Stream has a startup mentality but also has a good, trustworthy foundation.”