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Best WebSocket Tools in 2026

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    Colyseus

    Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    Colyseus combines server-side game logic, state sync, and matchmaking in a Node.js framework. The free self-hosted plan and paid Cloud service offer different support and deployment paths.

    9.2 Free plan · paid from $15/mo Visit site
  2. 2

    Faye

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

    Faye provides protocol-based messaging, multiple transport options, and extension points, with documented engines for distributed deployments.

    9.1 Open source Visit site
  3. 3

    Wren

    Free plan Open source APIExtensionMac

    Choose Wren if you want a free, open-source research library with annotation, semantic search, and offline PDF processing.

    8.4 Free plan Visit site
  4. 4

    BrowserGap

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3

    BrowserGap separates page execution from the user's device by streaming pixels from a remote browser.

    7.6 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
  5. 5

    Lightstreamer

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    Lightstreamer offers real-time delivery controls, a range of integration options, and both on-premises and cloud deployment.

    7.4 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
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    Mongoose Web Server

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5
    7.3 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
  7. 7

    PubNub Chat

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4
    7.2 Free plan · paid from $98/mo Visit site
  8. 8

    Scaledrone

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.1 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Visit site
  9. 9

    SocketCluster

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    SocketCluster combines real-time messaging, authentication, access controls and scaling in a self-hosted server environment.

    7.1 Free plan Visit site
  10. 10

    AnyCable

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
    6.7 Free plan · paid from $149/mo · 60-day trial Visit site
  11. 11

    Ably Pub/Sub

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.5 Free plan · paid from $29/mo Visit site
  12. 12

    Apinator

    Free plan iPhoneMacWeb
    6.5 Free plan Visit site
  13. 13

    Autobahn|Python

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    6.5 Free plan Visit site
  14. 14

    @fastify/websocket

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    6.3 Free plan Visit site
  15. 15

    PieSocket

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
    6.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Channelstream

    Free plan LinuxWeb
    6.2 Free plan Visit site
  17. 17

    fastwebsockets

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    6.2 Free plan Visit site
  18. 18

    Gorilla WebSocket

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    6.2 Free plan Visit site
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    Primus

    Free plan AndroidLinuxMac+2
    6.2 Free plan Visit site
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    Action Cable

    Free plan Web
    6.1 Free plan Visit site
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    ApexStream

    Free plan Web
    6.1 Free plan Visit site
  22. 22

    Azure Web PubSub

    Free plan Web
    6.1 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
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    Pusher Channels

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.0 Free plan Visit site
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    Django Channels

    Free plan
    5.9 Free plan Visit site
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    Hotsock

    Free plan Web
    5.9 Free plan · paid from $99/mo Visit site

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