SocketCluster

MIT Node pub/sub+RPC+JWT with SCC scale-out

Comms / Realtime · OSS/MIT · 6.2k

Reviewed 2026-09-04 · last push 2026-10-09 · repo checked 2026-10-21

What's Good

MIT. Pub/sub + RPC + JWT auth in one Node stack. SCC (SocketCluster Cluster) for horizontal scale-out. You run the servers — no product seat tax on the core.

The Catch

Node pub/sub+RPC+JWT+SCC scale-out — not Socket.IO library-only, not Soketi Pusher-protocol, not Centrifugo Go hub, not NATS messaging, not AnyCable Rails WS. Distinct from Socket.IO, Soketi, Centrifugo, NATS, and AnyCable.

Verdict

MIT Node realtime cluster. Self-host free; not Socket.IO alone.

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