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PubNub vs rsyslog server comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

PubNub
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
rsyslog server
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
32nd
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the AWS Marketplace category, the mindshare of PubNub is 0.2%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of rsyslog server is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AWS Marketplace Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PubNub0.2%
rsyslog server0.2%
Other99.6%
AWS Marketplace
 

Featured Reviews

Kirtishil Patil - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Frontend Developer at Globant
Real-time chat has boosted one-to-one messaging and user engagement in my mobile projects
The best features PubNub offers, in my opinion, are one-to-one chat, as I mentioned in my review, and the great SDK documentation which allows for easy integration that does not take much time. Setting up channels, message listeners, tracking user status to determine whether users are online or offline, and ensuring reliable message delivery are all great features. I find myself relying on all three of those features the most because the presence tracking is great, the delivery speed is superb compared to other SDKs, and the user status updates immediately pop up, which is significant. The integration is very easy, so any new developers can easily understand the integration process thanks to the clear documentation. PubNub has positively impacted my organization as I have received numerous reviews and feedback stating that the chat works much faster and cleaner, and everyone appreciates it, saying it feels powerful. After implementing PubNub, I noticed positive outcomes such as client feedback acknowledging that they enjoyed the chat features and found them much faster than in other applications, which I believe is very positive feedback for any organization.
Esther Sultaana - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Centralized logging has transformed infrastructure monitoring and supports proactive recovery
The best features that rsyslog server offers include the ability to filter, tag, and rewrite logs, with logs stored in databases and files, then forwarded to various destinations such as SIEM or files as needed. Of course, the client sends the logs. Out of those features, I find myself relying most heavily on the logging capabilities it pulls from everything that is connected to Unix or Linux boxes, allowing me to see any particular issues or errors that may be occurring. The logs are stored in files or databases and they can be forwarded to me, even emailed directly. rsyslog server has positively impacted my organization, particularly with disaster recovery logging, where alerts for failures allow me to see failover events and any replication issues, especially within managed healthcare environments. It can indeed be used for HIPAA, pulling data from the entire infrastructure including Unix and Linux servers, network devices, firewalls, and storage arrays. Regarding how rsyslog server has improved efficiency and compliance, it provides insight into what's happening within the infrastructure as a high-performance systems log daemon receiving logs from the entirety of the network through UDP and TCP, writing to files, databases, or SIEM systems. It's user-friendly for Unix and Linux admins or engineers because it's been familiar for so long, and it certainly is not outdated.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"If we had implemented all of this on our own, we would have had to hire at least 50 more employees for that, so we are very happy with PubNub and we have saved a lot of time."
"PubNub has positively impacted my organization as I have received numerous reviews and feedback stating that the chat works much faster and cleaner, and everyone appreciates it, saying it feels powerful."
"The speed and efficiency of PubNub, which helps transfer data in real-time with very low latency, received positive feedback from our customers."
"PubNub has positively impacted my organization by reducing implementation time and developers' work, making it very easy to implement and enabling fast development that has reduced the developers' time by 40-50%."
"PubNub's push notification and chat features stand out because of ease of use and very easy integration within our application."
"PubNub saves development time because we do not have to create a complete chat backend and frontend from scratch, enabling a plug-and-play approach that saves time, effort, and money for the company."
"The best feature rsyslog server offers is syslog recording, serving as the main and most important feature by recording syslogs and receiving them from TCP or UDP, other UDP servers, and forwarding those logs to even other servers, allowing for daily syslog handling in any direction, TCP, UDP, local, or remote."
"These features make my day-to-day work easier and more efficient because whenever I find any failure or boot problems in a client machine, I can easily identify the issue."
"The easy configuration and quick monitoring of rsyslog server help me in my day-to-day work as it saves my time and makes my troubleshooting easier."
"The impact of rsyslog server on my organization has been positive, making processes easier, faster, and more reliable, as before its integration with the firewall, we lacked insight into policies governing incoming and outgoing traffic."
"Rsyslog server's AI capabilities depict it as a data pipeline feeding AI systems, working hand in hand with AI for anomaly detection, ops automation, and log analysis through the collected syslog data."
 

Cons

"I believe PubNub can improve in terms of pricing transparency, as I previously mentioned, since that is the only thing I think should be improved because for smaller projects or startups, estimating scaling costs can be challenging."
"Since PubNub is a paid library, it may not be useful for everyone."
"The reliability of PubNub is really good, but occasionally we face issues where users complain about messages or push notifications not being delivered within a short period of time, as it occasionally takes longer, which could be due to outages."
"Regarding customer support from PubNub, around six years ago, we did not receive good support."
"Most of the time there are some instances at the load peak hours or sometimes payload is missed by the application or SDK at the SDK level."
"I gave PubNub a rating of nine out of ten because of the many features discussed, but I deducted one point because the cost increases with scale."
"Currently, I use rsyslog server, but I think some features could be improved by going through other SIEM tools or IBM tools."
"I have not seen a return on investment; it is just about functionality for me."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
38%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
34%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PubNub?
The setup cost is very low. Regarding pricing, when the data scales, the pricing increases gradually, but PubNub does not charge much in the initial phase.
What needs improvement with PubNub?
The subscription and the SDK part can be improved. If the client is offline and the application is killed, and the user comes back again, sometimes the subscription to the channel is missed, so tha...
What is your primary use case for PubNub?
We are mostly using PubNub for payload sending and for live chat. We are a mobile-based application with an admin side, so it's a live chat application. Whenever a user comes online or offline or s...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for rsyslog server?
Our experience with pricing and setup has been very positive because rsyslog is open-source and highly flexible. The deployment and maintenance costs were minimal compared to commercial logging pla...
What needs improvement with rsyslog server?
rsyslog server can be improved; I wish it did something different or better, specifically regarding BRP.
What is your primary use case for rsyslog server?
My main use case for rsyslog server is syslogging. A quick, specific example of how I use it for logging is collecting any syslog from a Unix server, including syslogs from firewalls and routers.
 

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