Socket.IO

Provides a free JavaScript library for realtime.

About Socket.IO

Socket.IO is a developer platform that provides a free JavaScript library for realtime, bidirectional communication between clients and servers. Usage-based or tiered plans let small projects start cheaply and scale as traffic and team size grow. Documentation, examples and APIs make it usable both as a hosted service and as a building block inside larger systems.

Socket.IO key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: developer tools, api, saas, cloud
Official site: socket.io

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 738 tools. Alongside Socket.IO, it includes Twilio, MessageBird, Sinch, SignalWire.

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