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Firehose.io vs Syncano: What are the differences?
Firehose.io: Build realtime Ruby web applications. Firehose is both a Rack application and JavaScript library that makes building real-time web applications possible; Syncano: a highly flexible real-time backend as a service. Syncano is a backend platform to build powerful real-time apps more efficiently. Integrate with any API, minimize boilerplate code and control your data - all from one place.
Firehose.io and Syncano belong to "Realtime Backend / API" category of the tech stack.
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Pros of Firehose.io
- RESTful2
- Rails gem2
- Works with ActiveRecord2
- Clean way to build real-time web applications1
Pros of Syncano
- Admin GUI12
- Data modeling12
- BaaS10
- Scalability9
- Great customer support8
- Great pricing8
- Real-time data sync7
- Access management6
- Easy setup5
- Great app development platform5
- Cloud scripts1
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What is Firehose.io?
Firehose is both a Rack application and JavaScript library that makes building real-time web applications possible.
What is Syncano?
Syncano is a backend platform to build powerful real-time apps more efficiently. Integrate with any API, minimize boilerplate code and control your data - all from one place.
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What are some alternatives to Firehose.io and Syncano?
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.