Socket.IO VS WebSocket

Compare Socket.IO vs WebSocket and see what are their differences.

WebSocket

WebSocket implementation for use by Client and Server (by ZewoGraveyard)
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Socket.IO WebSocket
4 0
5,134 63
0.3% -
4.3 0.0
7 days ago about 7 years ago
Swift Swift
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later MIT License
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Socket.IO

Posts with mentions or reviews of Socket.IO. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-21.

WebSocket

Posts with mentions or reviews of WebSocket. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning WebSocket yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Socket.IO and WebSocket you can also consider the following projects:

Starscream - Websockets in swift for iOS and OSX

Alamofire - Elegant HTTP Networking in Swift

SocketRocket

SwiftSocket - The easy way to use sockets on Apple platforms

Socks - 🔌 Non-blocking TCP socket layer, with event-driven server and client.

Moya - Network abstraction layer written in Swift.

BlueSocket - Socket framework for Swift using the Swift Package Manager. Works on iOS, macOS, and Linux.

Swift-ActionCableClient - ActionCable is a new WebSocket server being released with Rails 5 which makes it easy to add real-time features to your app. This Swift client makes it dead-simple to connect with that server, abstracting away everything except what you need to get going.