Best Alternatives to ws

ws — a WebSocket package

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Looking for a ws alternative? Here are the most popular packages in the WebSocket category — compare them by downloads, bundle size, and TypeScript support.

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ws

v8.19.0 · MIT

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

Weekly Downloads

168.8M

Bundle (gzip)

faye-websocket

v0.11.4 · Apache-2.0

Popular WebSocket package — compare downloads and bundle size

Weekly Downloads

24.3M

Bundle (gzip)

sockjs

v0.3.24 · MIT

Popular WebSocket package — compare downloads and bundle size

Weekly Downloads

14.4M

Bundle (gzip)

socket.io

v4.8.3 · MIT

Popular WebSocket package — compare downloads and bundle size

Weekly Downloads

11.4M

Bundle (gzip)

primus

v8.0.9 · MIT

Popular WebSocket package — compare downloads and bundle size

Weekly Downloads

21K

Bundle (gzip)

uWebSockets.js

Popular WebSocket package — compare downloads and bundle size

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