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SDKs & APIs

Should You Build Chat In-House or Use a Chat API?

Building chat involves far more than messages and attachments. Discover the hidden infrastructure, maintenance, and scaling costs—and when using a Chat API makes more sense.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 26 June 2026
Illustration of a cross-platform chat application showing synchronized messaging across mobile phones and a web app, representing a Chat API for mobile and web apps.
SDKs & APIs

Chat API for Mobile and Web Apps: The Cross-Platform Messaging Challenge

Cross-platform messaging sounds simple until users switch devices, lose connectivity, or rely on push notifications. Learn what developers should verify before choosing a chat API.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 19 June 2026
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SDKs & APIs

Best Chat API for Your App: What the Feature List Doesn’t Tell You

Every Chat API offers messaging features. The real differences appear in SDK quality, pricing, scalability, compliance, and developer experience.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 18 June 2026
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SDKs & APIs

Secure Messaging SDK: What Businesses Need to Get Right

Security isn't a feature you add to messaging later. Learn how to evaluate secure messaging SDKs, from encryption and IAM to audit logging, compliance, and data residency.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 16 June 2026
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SDKs & APIs

Choosing a Video Call API: What Developers Discover in Production

Choosing a video call API involves more than features and pricing. Learn how experienced teams evaluate reliability, compliance, platform support, and long-term risk.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 15 June 2026
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SDKs & APIs

Choosing the Right Chat SDK in 2026: What Developers Need to Know

Choosing a chat SDK goes beyond features and pricing. Learn what developers should evaluate in 2026, from AI and compliance to scalability and support.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 15 June 2026
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A Beginner’s Guide to Chat App Architecture

Planning to build a chat app? Read on to discover an easy-to-follow breakdown of the architecture of chat applications to help you identify the best solution for your project.

Hitesh Garg Last updated: 12 June 2026
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SDKs & APIs

Telehealth Chat API and Video SDK: What Developers Need to Know

Most telehealth builds underestimate the communication infrastructure decision. Here's what a chat API and video SDK actually do — and what it costs to get this wrong.

Gail M. Last updated: 9 May 2026
Build or Buy: A detailed analysis of building an in-app chat from scratch vs. buying an API/SDK to get one.
SDKs & APIs

Build or Buy – Building In-App Chat From Scratch Vs Buying a Chat API & SDK

Build vs Buy - What's Better for In-App Chat ? Crucial factors that most founders, CTOs, Product Owners consider while making a decision.

Shalini Pathak Last updated: 27 May 2022
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FlutterSDKs & APIs

Build a Chat App with QuickBlox Flutter SDK

If you’re looking to build a Flutter chat app, QuickBlox provides a comprehensive Flutter SDK that allows you to add high quality real time communication features. Read about the benefits here.

Anna S. Last updated: 13 January 2022
What is a Chat API? Meaning of chat API
SDKs & APIs

What is a Chat API? Everything you need to know in a Nutshell

By understanding what a Chat API is, why you might need it, and how to choose the right one, we hope to help you take full advantage of all that this third-party software can offer your business.

Gail M. Last updated: 17 December 2021
The Benefits of using a Third-Party Chat API
SDKs & APIs

The Benefits of using a Third-Party Chat API

QuickBlox offers robust and versatile API and SDKs allowing quick and easy integration of full-featured chat functionality in your online service.

Gail M. Last updated: 22 October 2021

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