TencentCloud/TIMSDK
Free Chat SDK (IM SDK) — 1,000 MAU/month free forever with push notifications & no concurrency limits. Build in-app messaging with chat API, UIKit & send message. Supports Android, iOS, Flutter, Web, React Native, uni-app, HarmonyOS & more. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2785
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 33
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2740 stars · 2733 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Tencent Cloud Chat (IM) SDK is a messaging SDK and hub repository providing chat APIs and UIKit components for building real-time in-app messaging across Android, iOS, Web, Flutter, React Native, and more. It supports one-to-one and channel chat, offline push notifications, read receipts, and communities up to 1,000,000 members, with a free tier of 1,000 MAU/month.
Use cases
- add in-app chat to a mobile app
- build a social messaging app with 1-on-1 and group chat
- send offline push notifications for new messages
- embed a prebuilt chat UI in React or Vue
- create large fan communities with topic-based channels
- add read receipts and typing indicators to chat
- build a customer support chat feature
When to choose
- you need cross-platform real-time messaging with minimal setup
- you want a prebuilt chat UIKit to ship quickly
- you need offline push notifications and message status features
- your app fits within the 1,000 MAU free tier
- you need very large communities (up to 1M members)
When to avoid
- you need fully self-hosted messaging with no cloud dependency
- you require an OSI-approved open-source license for the SDK
- you want to avoid vendor lock-in to Tencent Cloud
- you need full control over message storage and infrastructure
Facets
library · maturity active
sdk chat-interface ui-components websocket messaging-platforms mobile-development web-development cross-platform cross-platform windows chat-sdk instant-messaging in-app-messaging tencent-cloud offline-push uikit real-time-messaging freemium push-notification real-time android ios web-server flutter react-native macos
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/TencentCloud/TIMSDK · fetched 2026-08-28 · 591946a80405
- homepage: https://trtc.io/products/chat · fetched 2026-08-29 · a838ffff770b
- site_page: https://trtc.io/product-features-comparison · fetched 2026-08-29 · 79e93bf5c3e0
- site_page: https://trtc.io/pricing/calculator · fetched 2026-08-29 · e0a36300b778
- site_page: https://trtc.io/pricing/call · fetched 2026-08-29 · 475cb5d30c16
- site_page: https://trtc.io/products/conference · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6f2ed44cad09
- site_page: https://trtc.io/document · fetched 2026-08-29 · 42a1861f7e13
- site_page: https://trtc.io/demo/homepage · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2e4bc1122e5a
- site_page: https://trtc.io/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0ce19403e14b
- site_page: https://trtc.io/pricing/promotion · fetched 2026-08-29 · b95abde1f89c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| TencentCloud/TIMSDK | main | 66 |
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