What is Cloudflare Durable Objects?
Cloudflare Durable Objects is a Cloudflare developer-platform primitive. Cloudsteading builds use it to replace Ably, PubNub, Pusher Channels, and others. 4 approved builds on Cloudsteading currently use Durable Objects in production-shaped code.
Replaces: Ably , PubNub , Pusher Channels , Calendly , LaunchDarkly , Zapier
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, Calendly, LaunchDarkly, Zapier. See the build directory below for working code and cost comparisons.
How many open-source projects use Cloudflare Durable Objects? +
4 approved Cloudsteading builds 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 ↗
Firecrawl on Cloudflare
Crawler, markdown extraction, and crawl jobs rebuilt with Workers, Queues, Browser Rendering, D1, and R2.
Mintlify on Cloudflare
Git-backed docs, search, API reference pages, feedback, and AI answers on Cloudflare.
Checkly on Cloudflare
Synthetic uptime, API, and browser checks using Cron Triggers, Browser Rendering, Queues, and D1.
Statuspage on Cloudflare
Public status pages, incidents, components, subscribers, and notifications on Cloudflare.
Calendly on Cloudflare
Booking pages, availability rules, calendar holds, reminders, and notifications on Cloudflare.
Canny on Cloudflare
Feature requests, roadmap voting, changelog posts, and customer feedback on Cloudflare.
Intercom Help Center on Cloudflare
Support docs, contact widget, saved replies, and AI support answers without the full support suite.
LaunchDarkly on Cloudflare
Feature flags, environments, targeting, rollout rules, and edge evaluation on Cloudflare.
Algolia on Cloudflare
Site and docs search, indexing, facets, autocomplete, and semantic fallback on Cloudflare.
Zapier on Cloudflare
Webhook workflows, schedules, transforms, retries, and run history using Cloudflare primitives.
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.