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deepstream.io vs NATS: What are the differences?

deepstream.io: A scalable server for realtime webapps. Scalable Server for Realtime Web Apps with JSON structures that can be read, manipulated and listened to, messages that can be sent to one or more subscribers, and request response workflows, between two clients or servers; NATS: Lightweight publish-subscribe & distributed queueing messaging system. Unlike traditional enterprise messaging systems, NATS has an always-on dial tone that does whatever it takes to remain available. This forms a great base for building modern, reliable, and scalable cloud and distributed systems.

deepstream.io and NATS can be categorized as "Realtime Backend / API" tools.

"RethinkDB" is the top reason why over 7 developers like deepstream.io, while over 13 developers mention "Fastest pub-sub system out there" as the leading cause for choosing NATS.

deepstream.io is an open source tool with 6.14K GitHub stars and 315 GitHub forks. Here's a link to deepstream.io's open source repository on GitHub.

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Pros of deepstream.io
Pros of NATS
  • 8
    Real-time
  • 8
    RethinkDB
  • 6
    Node.js
  • 6
    Websockets
  • 5
    WebRTC
  • 3
    Datasync
  • 3
    Open source
  • 1
    Android
  • 1
    Java
  • 22
    Fastest pub-sub system out there
  • 16
    Rock solid
  • 12
    Easy to grasp
  • 4
    Light-weight
  • 4
    Easy, Fast, Secure
  • 2
    Robust Security Model

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Cons of deepstream.io
Cons of NATS
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    • 2
      Persistence with Jetstream supported
    • 1
      No Order
    • 1
      No Persistence

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    What is deepstream.io?

    Scalable Server for Realtime Web Apps with JSON structures that can be read, manipulated and listened to, messages that can be sent to one or more subscribers, and request response workflows, between two clients or servers.

    What is NATS?

    Unlike traditional enterprise messaging systems, NATS has an always-on dial tone that does whatever it takes to remain available. This forms a great base for building modern, reliable, and scalable cloud and distributed systems.

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      SignalR
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