Case Study – Sportlobster & Stream

Sportlobster, founded in 2013, is a prominent online sports community platform that provides personalized news, live scores, and prediction challenges for sports fans worldwide. Initially relying on an in-house solution, the platform faced scalability issues, leading to unpredictable query times and limitations on advanced features. To address these challenges, Sportlobster transitioned to using Stream, a third-party solution that allowed for safe scaling to billions of feed updates. This move resulted in faster feed loads, enhanced user engagement with features like ranked feeds, and reduced maintenance costs. The integration was smooth, supported by Stream's solid documentation and responsive engineering team, allowing Sportlobster to focus on further enriching the user experience with personalized and relevant content. Andy Raines, a Backend Engineer at Sportlobster, highlights the importance of early planning for data migration and leveraging Stream's capabilities to optimize the platform's feeds and user engagement.