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24 alternatives to Deepstream.io

A scalable server for realtime web apps

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Deepstream.io launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Deepstream.io – open-source real-time server with pub/sub and data sync▲301

   A realtime server for the modern web

   2016 · deepstream.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   deepstreamHub▲87

   A faster Firebase with an open source core

   2017 · deepstreamhub.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Frame.io 2▲196

   A radically reimagined way to collaborate on video

   2017 · blog.frame.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Frame.io▲151

   Cloud-based collaboration for everything

   2015 · frame.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hull.io▲141

   Social infrastructure for modern apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DSH Desktopfree▲176

   Official app for DeepSeek’s open-source agent harness

   22d ago · deepseek.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sandstorm.io▲101

   A better way to run a personal server

   2015 · sandstorm.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Vivastream▲62

   Networking app for events and conferences

   2014 · vivastream.com · its alternatives →

9. 9RD
   React-deepstream – realtime backend for ReactJS components▲5

   A realtime server for the modern web

   2016 · deepstream.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Rapid - Real-time Database Service▲184

    Build real-time apps without maintaining the infrastructure

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stream▲166

    Analytics for feeds

    2016 · beta.dashboard.getstream.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    KORE.io▲88

    A fast SPDY capable web server for web development in C

    2015 · kore.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Vis.io▲67

    The easiest, safest and most integrable audio/video solution

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pushpin▲79

    Building and scaling realtime APIs made easy

    2015 · pushpin.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SocketCluster▲93

    A scalable realtime engine for Node.js

    2015 · socketcluster.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CodeShare.io▲94

    Realtime code sharing for developers

    2014 · codeshare.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Collabinate▲68

    an API for hosted activity streams

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HTTP Prompt▲128

    An interactive command-line HTTP client

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Data Torrent▲62

    Real-time data streaming (1B events/second)

    2015 · datatorrent.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    App Server▲63

    The next generation PHP infrastructure.

    2014 · techdivision.com · its alternatives →

21. 21IB
    I built inthing.io, realtime streams with a Python / REST API▲8

    2016 · willmcgugan.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TextCraft▲66

    Slack as old-school MUD client

    2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Contentify▲70

    a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

    2014 · thyb.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Rapid.io▲5

    Globally distributed realtime APIs

    2017 · rapid.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →