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Do you support MQTT? Are you protocol agnostic?
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Protocol adapters offer an alternative method for connecting to Ably. The advantage to protocol adapters is that they require fewer resources in terms of memory and network overhead such as in smaller footprint devices, or on a platform where an Ably SDK isn't available such as an Arduino-based IoT wearable. The potential drawback to consider when evaluating protocol adapters is that they do not support the full set of Ably features, for example the MQTT protocol adapter does not support presence, and the SSE protocol adapter does not support automatic token renewal.
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At Ably we have designed our own set of protocols that allow us to deliver unparalleled service continuity guarantees. This would not be possible without tight integration of the protocol, our platform and our infrastructure. However, we recognize that there are many valid use cases where other protocols are more suitable. As such, we provide a protocol adapter service that runs on our servers that allows customers to use the right protocol for their use case, yet still benefit from the robust service Ably can provide.
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Protocol adapters ensure that any number of protocols can be mixed yet are interoperable. For example, you could publish sensor data using MQTT, yet subscribe to this information reliably in your mobile apps using Ably client libraries.
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A full list of Ably SDKs can be found on the [SDK page](/docs/sdks).
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## Available Protocol Adapters <a id="available-adapters"/>
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Seamlessly migrate from PubNub by connecting to the Ably network using the PubNub protocol.
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Read more in the [PubNub Adapter section](/docs/protocols/pubnub).
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## Getting started with protocol adapters <a id="getting-started"/>
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If you are interested in using our protocol adapters to assist with migration from another service, or would like to use another protocol not listed here with Ably, then please [get in touch](https://ably.com/contact).

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