I've used Pusher on a couple apps and it was extremely simple and painless. However, I've found that it's not that much more difficult to roll my own real-time

I've used Pusher on a couple apps and it was extremely simple and painless. However, I've found that it's not that much more difficult to roll my own real-time solution using juggernaut/socket.io/node.js. What I lose is the support, but what I gain is obviously the cost savings.