What is 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.
SignalR is a tool in the Realtime Backend / API category of a tech stack.
SignalR is an open source tool with 7.7K GitHub stars and 2.2K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to SignalR's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses SignalR?
Companies
20 companies use SignalR in their tech stacks, including simplement-e, Jet.com, and NRGSoft.
Developers
13 developers use SignalR.
SignalR Integrations
Why developers like SignalR?
Here’s a list of reasons why companies and developers use SignalR
SignalR Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to SignalR?
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.
RabbitMQ
RabbitMQ gives your applications a common platform to send and receive messages, and your messages a safe place to live until received.
Pusher
Pusher is the category leader in delightful APIs for app developers building communication and collaboration features.
Socket.IO
Socket.IO enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication. It works on every platform, browser or device, focusing equally on reliability and speed.
Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Cloud Pub/Sub is a fully-managed real-time messaging service that allows you to send and receive messages between independent applications. You can leverage Cloud Pub/Sub’s flexibility to decouple systems and components hosted on Google Cloud Platform or elsewhere on the Internet.
