Socket.io Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   TrailBase

    11 likes

   TrailBase offers a blazingly fast, open-source application server featuring type-safe APIs and real-time data. Built on Rust, with JS/ES6/TS runtime, it provides built-in authentication, admin UI, and low-latency responses. Supports mobile, web, and desktop, eliminating the need for dedicated caches.

   20 TrailBase alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Web Server

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Self-Hosted
   • Docker

   

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   • TrailBase is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Socket.io.

   • TrailBase is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Socket.io.

   • TrailBase is Free and Open SourceSocket.io is also Free and Open Source
2. 

   

   Primus

    2 likes

   Primus, the creator god of transformers but now also known as universal wrapper for real-time frameworks. There are a lot of real-time frameworks available for Node.js and they all have different opinions on how real-time should be done.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • JavaScript
   • Node.JS

   

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4. 

   

   JBoss

    14 likes

   JBoss is Red Hats Java EE 5-compliant (soon Java EE 6-compliant) application server. It is, as with Red Hat itself, dual-licensed either as open source (community edition) or commercially (enterprise edition).

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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5. 

   

   Jetty

    14 likes

   The Jetty Web Server provides a HTTP server and Servlet container capable of serving static and dynamic contend either from a standalone or embedded instantiations.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Web Server

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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6. 

   

   SockJS

    1 like

   SockJS is a browser JavaScript library that provides a WebSocket-like object. SockJS gives you a coherent, cross-browser, Js API which creates a low latency, full duplex, cross-domain communication channel between the browser and the web server.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • JavaScript
   • Node.JS

   

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7. 

   

   Ably

    7 likes

   Ably’s APIs provide developers with the infrastructure to power realtime functionality at any scale. Instead of building and operating infrastructure, engineers can focus on shipping the features and functionality that matter to their customers.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Subscription)
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Web App Development Tool

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Online

   

   

   

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   • Ably is the most popular Web-based alternative to Socket.io.

   • Ably is Freemium and ProprietarySocket.io is Free and Open Source
9. 

   

   eventlet

    3 likes

   Eventlet is a concurrent networking library for Python that allows you to change how you run your code, not how you write it.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Python

   

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10. SignalR

     3 likes

    ASP.NET SignalR is a new library for ASP.NET developers that makes it incredibly simple to add real-time web functionality to your applications. What is "real-time web" functionality? It's the ability to have your server-side code push content to the connected...

    6 SignalR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework

    

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11. 

    

    Mako Server

     1 like

    The Mako Server is a compact, ready-to-run web and application server that delivers powerful Lua-based web capabilities with zero setup, just download and go. Its tiny footprint hides a feature-rich engine packed with asynchronous non-blocking sockets and a complete web...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Web Server

    Origin

    • Sweden
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

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12. 

    

    simperium

     5 likes

    Simperium is a service for developers to move data everywhere it's needed, instantly and automatically.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    

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13. WebSocket-Node

     3 likes

    A WebSocket Implementation for Node.JS ( Draft -08 through the final RFC 6455 )

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS

    

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    Pusher

     8 likes

    Pusher is a hosted API for quickly, easily and securely adding scalable realtime functionality to web and mobile apps.

    43 Pusher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    

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    • Pusher is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Socket.io.

    • Pusher is the most popular commercial alternative to Socket.io.

    • Pusher is Paid and ProprietarySocket.io is Free and Open Source