Socket.Io

What do you like best?

We use this technology when developing real-time communication apps.

With its binary streaming, data of all forms can be sent in real-time.

It has multiple transport channels.

It is supported by various technology and has documentation on how to do integrations.

It has a strong user community hence the availability of extensive resources

What do you dislike?

There is need to be an advanced user for you to integrate socket.io technology on your application or systems.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

It is highly maintained with regular updates, it is also one of the fastest and reliable real-time engines with well-documented instructions on integrations.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

When developing highly scalable and responsive applications then there is a need to have a real-time technology to ensure live data is easily transmitted and socket.io has got this covered.