--- title: Socket.Io Reviews meta\_title: 'Socket.Io Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 57 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Socket.Io works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 57 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Office Management Software url: https://www.g2.com/categories/office-management-software --- # Socket.Io Reviews & Product Details Socket.IO enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication. * * * Seller [Socket.io](https://www.g2.com/sellers/socket-io) Discussions [Socket.Io Community](https://www.g2.com/products/socket-io/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/socket-io/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Slack Connector for Jira](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Slack Connector for Jira") Slack Connector for Jira 4.7/5(268) ](https://www.g2.com/products/slack-connector-for-jira/reviews) [ ![Openfire](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Openfire") Openfire 4.7/5(14) ](https://www.g2.com/products/openfire/reviews) [ ![Gitter](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Gitter") Gitter 4/5(49) ](https://www.g2.com/products/gitter/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/socket-io/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 57 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Bishal D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bishal D.") BD Bishal D. Software Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/25/2024 "Best Javascript library for websocket api" 5/5 What do you like best about Socket.Io? The best part about Socket.Io was its ease of setup with Node.js. Community support is also excellent. Amount of features it adds to the WebSocket API are really great. I use it every time there is a project that handles data in real-time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Socket.Io? I love everything about it but I feel it is a bit slower compared to native sockets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you? Socket.Io really comes handy when I have the projects that handles real-time data. Its client version is also making the integration simpler compared to native sockets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Siddharth S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Siddharth S.") SS Siddharth S. Software Developer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/13/2024 "Best bidirectional support" 5/5 What do you like best about Socket.Io? The way socket.io handles bidirectional communication between clients and servers makes it an ideal application for interview platforms, live chats , docs like google doc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Socket.Io? its latency and resource usage is one of the main draw backs it have Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you? It basically solved my issue of creating an interview platform so its solve challanges for real time web applications, it benefits the developers to manage the manaual creation of bidirectional web sockets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Vikas D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vikas D.") VD Vikas D. Software Developer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/1/2024 "Great for real time communication" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Socket.Io? All mobile technologies are covered, and it is easy to integrate into any official platform. The library is fast and reliable to use, making it one of the best libraries to use for chat applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Socket.Io? My only concern with socket.io is the long-term connection issue, so if socket.io provides long-term connections functionality like XMPP server, that would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you? This tool solves real-time communication problems with server and client architecture. It can also be used for mobile technology and the web since it provides bidirectional and low latency communication for all platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rohit G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rohit G.") RG Rohit G. Programming Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/29/2023 "Powerful tool for real-time web application." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Socket.Io? Best feature socket tool provides is real-time communication between client and servers for crucial times. It's easy to use and tool contains some Libraries that make setting up easy and because of that implementation of it becomes easy. Frequently I have used socket.io whenever I need that straight, robust connection between client and server. You can easily integrate this amazing tool with your project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Socket.Io? Sometimes I have faced performance overhead. There are large volume libraries so managing, versioning becomes somewhere laggy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you? It's robust tool which provides robust connection between client and server in real-time. It solves problem of delayed or periodic updates by enabling communication between client and server. There are many scenarios in which we can use socket.io tool such as chat application, collaborative tools, gaming etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mayank R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mayank R.") MR Mayank R. Front End Development Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/25/2023 "How socket io work for developers" 5/5 What do you like best about Socket.Io? Socket io is open source and a free application which can download from node packages i personally use socket io API KEY and they work wonderfully i think every developer use socket io in their work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Socket.Io? The only problem is i found is its is limited period offer to use for free afterwards it will be paid and some time api doesn't work like 80 percentage work but 20 percentage it doesn't work but i think every good have some bad things woth it . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you? Socket io is a application for those people who are develop software and website for their work and using socket io is great experience and it helps me to grow and my business too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Akash K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Akash K.") AK Akash K. Full-Stack Blockchain Developer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/22/2023 "Best service for communication" 5/5 What do you like best about Socket.Io? Ease of use in bi-directional communication. You can easily implement it with node js. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Socket.Io? It gets complicated with larger set of groups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you? Sockets.io is solving two way communication connection for web applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Akash K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Akash K.") AK Akash K. Senior Associate Level-1 Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/27/2023 "Best way for Bi-Directional Communication" 5/5 What do you like best about Socket.Io? Socket.io is a real-time application used for bi-directional communication between client and server. It is swift compared to the REST API, SOAP API, or any communication between client and server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Socket.Io? Old browsers do not support it. It is vulnerable to cross-site vulnerable attacks. It has a deep learning curve. Deebuging in real-time is challenging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you? We created a CHAT messaging application using Socket.io; It has tremendous support and a widely available online community. It works on the Handshaking protocol, once the connection is created We can send any number of messages between client and server Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer & Network Security](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer & Network Security") UC Verified User in Computer & Network Security Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/27/2023 "Works well, easy to develop for" 5/5 What do you like best about Socket.Io? It is a very good implementation of websockets, low latency, and easy to develop for Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Socket.Io? I would like if it had more cross platform support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you? It works amazing for low latency messaging and event based designs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Hardik K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Hardik K.") HK Hardik K. Full Stack Developer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/18/2022 "awesome library for almost all real-time applications" 5/5 What do you like best about Socket.Io? The best and most required feature is the implementation and the robustness and lightest library then any other libraries available for real-time applications. You can design the architecture the way you want.I just love it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Socket.Io? The hardest part is to setup SocketIO in production with sub domain, i even test this with many architecture and cloud,VPS etc even eith docker and kubernetes too but it is hard because of the internal structure of socketio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you? Any realtime problems like chatting, audio calling, streaming packages, providing notifications in real time,this will help to fix many problems like i want to revoke the user's credentials ehen super admin inactive the user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Pratik J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pratik J.") PJ Pratik J. Software Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/7/2022 "Used socket.io for a chat app. Worked flawlessly." 5/5 What do you like best about Socket.Io? I liked that there are so many user guides on the internet to setup socket.io. So it is very easy for even a newbie to implement this due to the vast available knowledge base. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Socket.Io? I really did not like that socket.io is not compatible with websocket. Maybe there is a solution for it and I just was not able to find it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you? I have used socket.io to implement a realtime chat feature in my flutter application. The app user communicates with the other users in realtime through socket.io implemented in a nodeJS backend server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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