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What is Faye?

Faye is a set of tools for simple publish-subscribe messaging between web clients. It ships with easy-to-use message routing servers for Node.js and Rack applications, and clients that can be used on the server and in the browser.
Faye is a tool in the Realtime Backend / API category of a tech stack.
Faye is an open source tool with 4.4K GitHub stars and 367 GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Faye's open source repository on GitHub

Who uses Faye?

Companies
6 companies reportedly use Faye in their tech stacks, including Wizters, Browser London, and Kuende.

Developers
23 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Faye.
Pros of Faye
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Simple
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Open source
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Node.js
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Real-time
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Scalable
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Ruby (EventMachine)
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BAYEUX Protocol (not proprietary)

Faye Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Faye?
Firebase
Firebase is a cloud service designed to power real-time, collaborative applications. Simply add the Firebase library to your application to gain access to a shared data structure; any changes you make to that data are automatically synchronized with the Firebase cloud and with other clients within milliseconds.
Socket.IO
It enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication. It works on every platform, browser or device, focusing equally on reliability and speed.
ws
It is a simple to use, blazing fast, and thoroughly tested WebSocket client and server implementation.
SignalR
SignalR allows bi-directional communication between server and client. Servers can now push content to connected clients instantly as it becomes available. SignalR supports Web Sockets, and falls back to other compatible techniques for older browsers. SignalR includes APIs for connection management (for instance, connect and disconnect events), grouping connections, and authorization.
Pusher
Pusher is the category leader in delightful APIs for app developers building communication and collaboration features.
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Faye's Followers
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