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partysocket vs reconnecting-websocket

WebSockets and realtimePackage data 25 Sept 2026
partysocketv1.3.0, 23 Jun 2026

A better WebSocket that Just Works™

$ npm install partysocket
reconnecting-websocketv4.4.0, 7 Feb 2020

Reconnecting WebSocket

$ npm install reconnecting-websocket
Metricpartysocketreconnecting-websocketDifference
Weekly downloads2,140,137504,702partysocket 4.2x higher
12-month download growth+1548%+27%partysocket +1521 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies10partysocket 1 more
Unpacked size205 kB152 kBreconnecting-websocket 35% smaller
Latest release1.3.0, 23 Jun 20264.4.0, 7 Feb 2020partysocket 6.4 years more recent
Releases, last 12 months150partysocket 15 more
First published2 Jan 202321 Nov 2015reconnecting-websocket 7.1 years earlier
GitHub stars1,2751,314reconnecting-websocket +3%
Open issues3745reconnecting-websocket 8 more
Open pull requests423reconnecting-websocket 19 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks1800partysocket higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM + CommonJSESM + CommonJSSame
Runtimes---
LicenseMITMITSame

Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.

partysocket2.1m latest weekreconnecting-websocket504.7k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

partysocket

Major versions
  1. 0.0.02 Jan 2023
  2. 1.0.026 Feb 2024
Last 5 releases
  1. 1.3.023 Jun 2026
  2. 1.2.012 Jun 2026
  3. 1.1.1911 May 2026
  4. 1.1.1820 Apr 2026
  5. 1.1.1720 Apr 2026
50 releases in total, 15 in the last 12 months

reconnecting-websocket

Major versions
  1. 1.0.028 Jun 2016
  2. 2.0.022 Sept 2016
  3. 3.0.017 Oct 2016
  4. 4.1.029 Sept 2018
Last 5 releases
  1. 4.4.07 Feb 2020
  2. 4.3.031 Jan 2020
  3. 4.2.029 Aug 2019
  4. 4.1.1019 Oct 2018
  5. 4.1.916 Oct 2018
37 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months
partysocket

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reconnecting-websocket

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partysocket

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reconnecting-websocket

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  • Need no runtime dependenciesreconnecting-websocket (partysocket has 1, reconnecting-websocket has 0)
  • Module formatBoth ESM + CommonJS
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Need the more recent releasepartysocket (1.3.0 on 23 Jun 2026 vs 4.4.0 on 7 Feb 2020)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadspartysocket (2.1m vs 504.7k)

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