#realtime

Soketi vs Centrifugo vs Pusher vs Ably: the realtime reality check for Next.js (2026)

Soketi is still the most-recommended open-source Pusher alternative, and it has not shipped a release since March 2024. Centrifugo shipped one yesterday. We read the repositories, the pricing pages and Vercel's new WebSocket docs on August 19, 2026, and the usual advice for Next.js is out of date twice over.