WebSocket endpoints for Express applications

express-ws

Primus is a simple abstraction around real-time frameworks. It allows you to easily switch between different frameworks without any code changes.

primus

socket.io

SockJS-node is a server counterpart of SockJS-client a JavaScript library that provides a WebSocket-like object in the browser. SockJS gives you a coherent, cross-browser, Javascript API which creates a low latency, full duplex, cross-domain communication

sockjs-node

sockjs

Websocket Client & Server Library implementing the WebSocket protocol as specified in RFC 6455.

WebSocket-Node

websocket

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

	Stars	Issues	Version	Updated	Created
express-ws	865	78	5.0.2	3 years ago	10 years ago
primus			8.0.9	6 months ago	11 years ago
socket.io	60,210	109	4.7.5	2 months ago	13 years ago
sockjs	2,089	19	0.3.24	2 years ago	13 years ago
websocket	3,715	72	1.0.34	3 years ago	13 years ago
ws	21,095	7	8.17.0	8 days ago	12 years ago

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