Build Social Experiences You Actually Own
Add messaging, video rooms, communities, stories, and payments to any app — on your infrastructure, with your brand, forever. No per-user fees. No data sharing. No limits.
Free forever up to 1,000 users • Deploy in under 5 minutes • No credit card required
Trusted by teams at
You shouldn't have to choose between features and control
- Pay per monthly active user — costs explode at scale
- Your users' data lives on someone else's servers
- Locked into one vendor's AI and feature roadmap
- No control over moderation, privacy or compliance
- Generic UI that doesn't match your brand
- Flat infrastructure pricing — scale to millions, same cost
- 100% data sovereignty — your servers, your database, your rules
- Plug in any AI model, any service, any stack
- Full moderation control with your own policies
- Fully white-labeled — your brand, your experience
Features
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
A complete social infrastructure platform shipped as a single, unified product.
Real-Time Messaging
Private chats, group conversations, channels — delivered instantly at any scale. Reactions, threads, read receipts, rich media.
Video & Audio Rooms
Crystal-clear video calls and audio rooms for any number of participants. Built-in recording, screen sharing, and live streaming.
Communities & Groups
Forums, group feeds, nested threads, admin controls. Build the community layer your users actually want.
Stories & Status
Let users share moments that disappear. Full-screen stories with views, reactions, and reply flows.
In-App Payments
Wallets, peer-to-peer transfers, subscriptions and live commerce. Multi-currency, multi-gateway.
Smart Moderation
AI-powered content filtering, keyword rules, user reporting, ban management — keep your platform safe automatically.
Push & In-App Notifications
Reach users on every device with smart, targeted notifications. Full control over triggers and templates.
Analytics & Insights
Real-time dashboards. User behavior, engagement funnels, retention metrics. Know exactly what's working.
One platform, every social interaction
Messaging
- 1:1 and group conversations at any scale
- Rich media, reactions, threads, read receipts
- End-to-end encryption options
- Message search across history
- Custom emoji and reactions
Hey team, the new dashboard is looking great!
10:32 AM · ✓✓
Agreed! The new analytics are especially impressive 🔥
10:34 AM
When do we ship? 👀
See how AQYL stacks up
| Feature | A AQYL | social.plus | Sendbird | Stream.io |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Sovereignty | ||||
| No per-MAU pricing | ||||
| On-premise deploy | ||||
| Custom AI integration | ||||
| White label | ||||
| Video rooms built-in | ||||
| In-app payments | ||||
| HIPAA ready | ||||
| Open architecture | ||||
| Free tier |
Developers
Powerful APIs. Instant integration.
Clean, predictable APIs designed to get you from zero to production in minutes. Comprehensive SDKs for every platform your team uses.
POST /v1/messagesAuthorization: Bearer aqyl_live_pk_...3f8aContent-Type: application/json{ "to": "user_123", "content": "Hello from AQYL!", "type": "text"}// Response — 182ms{ "message_id": "msg_9xK2pBn", "status": "delivered", "timestamp": "2024-03-08T10:32:00Z"}
Solutions
Built for every industry
Whether you're serving patients, players, or shoppers — AQYL adapts to your domain.
Healthcare
Secure patient-provider messaging with compliance-ready infrastructure and audit trails.
Fintech
P2P payments, financial communities, and real-time support for modern banking apps.
Gaming
In-game chat, team coordination, and social layers that keep players engaged and connected.
EdTech
Classroom collaboration, live tutoring rooms, and peer-to-peer learning communities.
Retail
Social commerce, live shopping events, and creator-to-buyer direct communication.
Social Networks
Full-featured social platform infrastructure — own the entire stack from day one.
Pricing
Simple, transparent pricing
No per-user fees. No hidden costs. One flat price that doesn't punish you for growth.
Starter
Perfect for getting started and building your first integration.
- Up to 1,000 MAU
- 1 application
- All core features
- Community support
- API access
Growth
Everything you need to scale your platform to 100k users.
- Up to 100,000 MAU
- 10 applications
- Analytics dashboard
- Priority support
- Custom domain
- Webhooks & logs
Enterprise
Dedicated infrastructure with custom SLAs for serious platforms.
- Unlimited MAU
- Unlimited apps
- Dedicated infrastructure
- SLA guarantee
- Custom contracts
- White-glove onboarding
Trusted by builders who care
“We switched from a legacy provider and cut our infrastructure costs by 73% while gaining full control of our data. AQYL is what we always wanted.”
Priya Mehta
CTO, HealthFlow
“The API is beautifully designed. We had messaging live in our fintech app in two days. The self-hosted aspect was the dealbreaker for our compliance team.”
Marcus Liu
Lead Engineer, NeoBank
“Our gaming community has 2M users. AQYL handles it without breaking a sweat. We've never had a single outage.”
Sofia Reyes
Head of Product, PlayArena
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about Aqyl.
- What is Aqyl? +
- Aqyl is a white-label social communication platform that lets developers add messaging, video rooms, communities, stories, and payments to any application. You host it on your own infrastructure, under your brand, with no per-user fees.
- Is Aqyl free to use? +
- Yes. Aqyl offers a free Starter plan for up to 1,000 monthly active users with all core features included. Paid plans start at $299/month for larger scale and advanced analytics.
- Does Aqyl share my user data? +
- No. Aqyl is built on a sovereign-data philosophy — your users' data lives on your infrastructure and is never shared with third parties. You own everything.
- How quickly can I integrate Aqyl? +
- Most developers are up and running in under 5 minutes. Aqyl provides SDKs for JavaScript, React, React Native, iOS, and Android, plus a REST API and comprehensive documentation.
- What features does Aqyl include? +
- Aqyl includes real-time messaging, video rooms, community channels, stories, in-app payments, content moderation, webhooks, analytics, and a full API — all in one platform.
- Can I use Aqyl on my own infrastructure? +
- Yes. Aqyl is designed for self-hosted deployment. You can deploy it on AWS, GCP, Azure, or any cloud provider of your choice, giving you full control over your data and infrastructure.
- Does Aqyl have per-user pricing? +
- No. Unlike competitors like Stream or Sendbird, Aqyl charges a flat monthly fee with no per-user or per-message costs. This makes it dramatically more affordable at scale.
- What is white-label social platform? +
- A white-label social platform lets you add social features (messaging, communities, video) to your product under your own brand. With Aqyl, your users never see the Aqyl name — it's fully your experience.
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