HubSpot Data Hub vs. Ably Realtime

Data Hub connects, cleanses, and automates customer data across the HubSpot CRM, providing operations teams with tools to maintain data quality, ensure system integration, and streamline business processes. Core Value Proposition: Data Hub addresses critical operational challenges: disconnected data across applications, manual data entry consuming team time, data quality issues undermining business decisions, and complex automation requirements existing tools cannot handle. The platform offers native integrations with other applications to create a more efficient, aligned, and agile business.

Ably helps teams deliver resilient AI UX and high-performance live experiences that stay fast and in sync worldwide. We provide the global realtime layer for AI agents, chat, notifications, live dashboards, and collaboration - engineered to handle peak demand without self-managed infrastructure. Teams like HubSpot and Intercom use Ably to avoid the cost and complexity of building and operating realtime systems, while still getting predictable performance at serious scale, handling 2T+ API operations per month.