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Lightstreamer

byLightstreamer
in Event Brokers
4.9

Overview

Product Information on Lightstreamer

Updated 29th March 2023

What is Lightstreamer?

Lightstreamer is an Event Broker that fits into the Edge and App Messaging category of Event-Driven Architectures (EDA). It is specifically designed for real-time data delivery through the Internet. It provides adaptive streaming and dynamic throttling capabilities, which enable it to deliver real-time data to remote web clients and apps regardless of available bandwidth, connectivity quality, and network intermediaries that may separate the client from the server. It supports both cloud deployment and on-premises installation. It can be integrated with any back-end system by developing adapters built using the provided SDKs. On the client side, libraries for all the front-end platforms are provided.

Lightstreamer Pricing

- Per Client License (annual or perpetual): Pay for the number of concurrent clients, irrespective of the number of servers. - Per Server License (annual or perpetual): Pay for the number of server instances, irrespective of the number of concurrent clients. - Per Core-Hour License and Per Client-Hour License (monthly): At the end of every month, you will be charged for the total number of core-hours or client-hours consumed.

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Overall experience with Lightstreamer

IT Associate
<50M USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“Quality, Reliability and Great communication ”

5.0
Nov 14, 2025
Overall, I am pleased with this vendor. Their quality, communication and support were all very strong.
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CRITICAL

About Company

Company Description

Updated 19th December 2023

Lightstreamer is a company that focuses on providing real-time messaging and data streaming solutions. They specialize in real-time technologies that redefine traditional web paradigms, enabling live updates to be pushed by the server instead of being pulled by the client. The company has played a role in developing new technology paradigms like Comet and WebSockets and has a focus on the real-time messaging space for Mobile and the Internet of Things. Lightstreamer products cater to various industries. Noteworthy is the wide user base of Lightstreamer.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2004
Head office location
Milan, Italy
Number of employees
11 - 50
Website
https://lightstreamer.com

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Reviewer Insights for: Lightstreamer
Performance of Lightstreamer Across Market Features

Lightstreamer Likes & Dislikes

Like

Real time streaming with support of wss and https and push notification

Like

real time update with no latency. with no errors and efficient network communication

Like

low-latency data streaming capabilities

Dislike

I cannot think of any, as the product serves our business needs as required.

Dislike

cost of product

Dislike

Upgrade path from old Lightstreamer versions. No type-definitions in latest Angular release. Cost, may be.

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Lightstreamer Reviews and Ratings

4.9

(6 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
83%
4 Star
17%
3 Star
0%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.6

Integration & Deployment

4.8

Service & Support

5.0

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • IT Associate
    <50M USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Quality, Reliability and Great communication

    5.0
    Nov 13, 2025
    Overall, I am pleased with this vendor. Their quality, communication and support were all very strong.
  • Director of IT
    <50M USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Efficiency Highlighted: Examining Error-Free and Real-Time Updates

    5.0
    Apr 3, 2025
    real time update with no latency. with no errors and efficient network communication
  • Software Engineer
    10B+ USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    A powerful real-time data streaming solution with good performance.

    5.0
    Sep 13, 2023
    I have been the software engineering team who handles maintenance and development of Lightstreamer in one of our apps. Overall, I liked that the implementation was not that difficult as I expected. It was easy enough for a well-experienced programmer to get the hang of it. Also, the communication with the vendor was good as well.
  • Competence Center Leiter / Senior Manager
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Expensive but technically complete

    5.0
    Apr 12, 2023
    Lightstreamer is an appreciated product, we use on the trading platforms for our customers, where real-time data is critical for making timely decisions.
  • Architect, Co -CTO
    50M-1B USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    LS review

    4.0
    Apr 13, 2023
    We use this product for more then a 10 years. Does it work, they have Great support and very quick replies. Fixed bugs on our requests.
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