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Liveblocks

Real-time collaboration infrastructure for developers

Realtime DatabasesFree Tier AvailableCollaboration-focused
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Overview

Liveblocks is a developer-first platform specifically designed for building collaborative applications like Figma, Notion, or Google Docs. It provides real-time infrastructure as a service, handling presence (who's online), broadcasting (sharing cursor positions), and conflict-free data synchronization. What makes Liveblocks unique is its purpose-built approach to collaboration - it includes primitives specifically for multiplayer experiences: cursors, comments, notifications, and shared state management. The platform integrates deeply with React, providing hooks and components that make building collaborative features straightforward. Liveblocks handles the complex parts of realtime collaboration: conflict resolution with CRDTs, optimistic updates, offline support, and undo/redo functionality. Unlike general-purpose BaaS platforms, every feature is designed for collaborative experiences. Perfect for building design tools, document editors, project management apps, whiteboards, and any application where multiple users interact with shared data simultaneously.

Features

Database: NoSQL
Authentication
File Storage
Cloud Functions
Realtime
GraphQL
REST API
Self-Hosted

Tech Stack

ReactTypeScriptCRDTs

Best For

Collaborative appsDocument editorsDesign toolsWhiteboards

Pricing

Free Tier:Yes
Starting Price:$0
Model:Free tier + MAU-based pricing

Details

Deployment:Managed
Founded:2021
Backed By:Venture-backed

Compliance

SOC 2GDPR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Liveblocks

What is Liveblocks?

Liveblocks is a developer-first platform specifically designed for building collaborative applications like Figma, Notion, or Google Docs. It provides real-time infrastructure as a service, handling presence (who's online), broadcasting (sharing cursor positions), and conflict-free data synchronization. What makes Liveblocks unique is its purpose-built approach to collaboration - it includes primitives specifically for multiplayer experiences: cursors, comments, notifications, and shared state management. The platform integrates deeply with React, providing hooks and components that make building collaborative features straightforward. Liveblocks handles the complex parts of realtime collaboration: conflict resolution with CRDTs, optimistic updates, offline support, and undo/redo functionality. Unlike general-purpose BaaS platforms, every feature is designed for collaborative experiences. Perfect for building design tools, document editors, project management apps, whiteboards, and any application where multiple users interact with shared data simultaneously.

Is Liveblocks free to use?

Yes, Liveblocks offers a free tier. Free tier + MAU-based pricing

What features does Liveblocks offer?

Liveblocks offers NoSQL database, file storage, real-time updates, REST API, and more.

Can I self-host Liveblocks?

No, Liveblocks is a Managed platform and cannot be self-hosted.

What is Liveblocks best for?

Liveblocks is particularly well-suited for collaborative apps, document editors, design tools, whiteboards.