AI SDK
Aug 6, 2026
Ethora 26.08: AI Message Translation, Secure Attachments, and a Compliance Audit Trail
Ethora 26.08 ships real-time AI message translation, membership-gated secure attachments, immutable audit logs, and self-hosted monitoring and load-testing tools.
Chat SDK
Aug 3, 2026
Chat SDKs Compared: How to Pick One for Your Stack, Scale, and Compliance Needs
This chat SDK comparison covers nine vendors and the open-source option across the criteria that actually decide whether an SDK survives contact with a real codebase and a real compliance team.
Development
Jul 30, 2026
When Not to Use WebSocket: 7 Real-Time Alternatives and How to Pick
This article covers seven alternatives with real code, honest trade-offs, benchmark numbers, and a decision framework. The goal isn't to get you off WebSocket, but to tell you when a specific alternative solves a specific problem you've measured.
Chat SDK
Jul 27, 2026
In-App Chat for Product Teams: What to Ship, What to Skip, What to Buy
Chat is what almost any application needs – it provides support, community building, team collaboration, or customer communication. It can dramatically impact user engagement and retention and can boost conversions by up to 40%. But when you start mapping what features your chat needs, it often becomes a mini-product with its own roadmap. To stay […]
Content
Jul 23, 2026
White-Label Chat: What True Brand Ownership Means and 10 Providers Compared
White-label chat demos are always perfect: the bubbles have your logo, the color scheme matches your product – everything looks like you’ve built it yourself. Yet many vendors offer only superficial customization, despite claiming to be white label.
React Native
Jul 20, 2026
Chat App UI/UX: Design Patterns That Make Users Stay
Chats are one of the main channels you interact with your customers. In this piece, we’ll consider features, accessibility, AI, common mistakes, and chat app UX/UI best practices.
