What is Cloudflare Durable Objects?
Cloudflare Durable Objects is a Cloudflare developer-platform primitive. Cloudsteading builds use it to replace Ably, PubNub, Pusher Channels. 1 approved build on Cloudsteading currently uses Durable Objects in production-shaped code.
Replaces: Ably , PubNub , Pusher Channels
Durable Objects docs ↗Frequently asked about Cloudflare Durable Objects
What is Cloudflare Durable Objects? +
Cloudflare Durable Objects is part of the Cloudflare developer platform — a primitive used to build SaaS-replacement applications on Cloudflare's edge network.
What SaaS can Cloudflare Durable Objects help replace? +
Cloudsteading builds combine Durable Objects with other Cloudflare primitives to replace Ably, PubNub, Pusher Channels. See the build directory below for working code and cost comparisons.
How many open-source projects use Cloudflare Durable Objects? +
1 approved Cloudsteading build currently use Durable Objects. Each entry includes the full primitive loadout, monthly cost estimate, and a link to the source repository.
Where can I find Cloudflare Durable Objects documentation? +
Official Cloudflare documentation for Durable Objects is at https://developers.cloudflare.com/durable-objects/. Cloudsteading complements the docs with real-world build examples and cost deltas vs the SaaS each build replaces.
Cloudflare Durable Objects
Durable Objects docs ↗
The WebSocket Sower
Realtime WebSocket channels with presence, built on a single Worker + one Durable Object class.
Cloudsteading, the directory that lists itself
A Steam-like public build lab for SaaS escapes, running on Cloudflare Workers, Pages, D1, KV, R2, and Workers AI.