8 Best WebSocket Libraries For Node

• Faye

  4 4,378 0.0 JavaScript

  Simple pub/sub messaging for the web

  

Faye WebSocket is a versatile WebSocket implementation derived from the Faye project. Faye is a messaging system that uses the Publish/Subscribe model and the Bayeux protocol. It provides message servers for Node, Ruby, and all major web browsers.

• Socket.io

  826 60,129 7.8 TypeScript

  Realtime application framework (Node.JS server)

  

Socket.IO, founded in 2010, is a popular WebSocket library with nearly 59k stars on GitHub and about 3 million weekly npm downloads. It’s used by many top companies, including FlutterWave, and Trello. Socket.IO is optimized to function well in network environments that have intermediary components such as proxies and load balancers. Socket.IO is a go-to WebSocket Node library for many developers.

• SurveyJS

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  Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  

• ws

  27 21,036 7.7 JavaScript

  Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested WebSocket client and server for Node.js

  

WS has a user base of 17.7 million people and over 20,000 forks. It also has clear and concise documentation, with examples and API references, to help developers understand how to integrate it into their projects.

• µWebSockets

  41 16,718 8.6 C++

  Simple, secure & standards compliant web server for the most demanding of applications

  

µWebSockets, pronounced as "microWebSocket”, is a WebSocket library written in C++ and has Node.js bindings. Its design focuses on being efficient and scalable, making it ideal for applications that require high concurrency and low latency.

• uWebSockets.js

  32 7,252 8.2 C++

  μWebSockets for Node.js back-ends :metal:

  

# Clone the repo w/ submodules git clone --recursive https://github.com/uNetworking/uWebSockets.js.git # Cd into the folder cd uWebSockets.js # build make

• feathers

  61 14,931 8.8 TypeScript

  The API and real-time application framework

  

The project has gained almost 15k GitHub stars and 26k npm weekly downloads. The Feathers library is widely known for its simplicity and ease of integration with various databases, and it also comes with excellent documentation to help you get started.

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