# Laravel Reverb

> MIT first-party Laravel WebSocket server

**Category:** Comms  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://laravel.com/docs/reverb  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/laravel/reverb  
**Added:** 2026-09-04

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## The Hook

Laravel Reverb is first-party WebSockets when Soketi is a Pusher clone and you already live in Laravel.

## What's Good

MIT. First-party Laravel WebSocket server. Echo-compatible. No third-party Pusher protocol tax. You run it next to your app.

## The Catch

First-party Laravel WS — not Soketi Pusher-protocol, not Centrifugo Go hub, not AnyCable Rails, not Socket.IO library, not Mercure SSE. Distinct from Soketi, Centrifugo, AnyCable, Socket.IO, and Mercure.

## Verdict

MIT Laravel WebSockets. Free with your Laravel stack.