Primus VS engine.io

Compare Primus vs engine.io and see what are their differences.

Primus

:zap: Primus, the creator god of the transformers & an abstraction layer for real-time to prevent module lock-in. (by primus)
Real-time JavaScript WebSocket Framework Sockjs Browserchannel Polling HTTP NodeJS Node
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engine.io

The engine used in the Socket.IO JavaScript server, which manages the low-level transports such as HTTP long-polling and WebSocket. (by socketio)
WebSocket NodeJS Real-time JavaScript
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Primus engine.io
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4,461 4,586
0.1% 0.3%
5.3 6.2
6 months ago 27 days ago
JavaScript JavaScript
MIT License MIT License
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Primus

Posts with mentions or reviews of Primus. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-06.

engine.io

Posts with mentions or reviews of engine.io. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-28.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Primus and engine.io you can also consider the following projects:

Socket.io - Realtime application framework (Node.JS server)

sec-api - sec.gov EDGAR API | search & filter SEC filings | over 150 form types supported | 10-Q, 10-K, 8, 4, 13, S-11, ... | insider trading

SocketCluster - Highly scalable realtime pub/sub and RPC framework

Aedes - Barebone MQTT broker that can run on any stream server, the node way

deepstream.io - deepstream.io server

socket.io-client - Realtime application framework (client)

SockJS - WebSocket emulation - Node.js server

morpheus-graphql - Haskell GraphQL Api, Client and Tools

humanify - Add human touch to otherwise very machined node.js streams.

Faye - Simple pub/sub messaging for the web

lite-http-tunnel - Web tunnel tool to expose local HTTP server to internet

Primus vs Socket.io engine.io vs sec-api Primus vs SocketCluster engine.io vs Aedes Primus vs deepstream.io engine.io vs socket.io-client Primus vs SockJS engine.io vs morpheus-graphql Primus vs humanify engine.io vs SocketCluster Primus vs Faye engine.io vs lite-http-tunnel