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BitlBee vs SocketCluster

A side-by-side look at BitlBee and SocketCluster. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

BitlBee

BitlBee

Social & Communications

BitlBee is an open source instant messaging client that runs in your IRC client instead of directly in an IM network. It acts as a gateway between many popular chat networks and IRC, allowing you to interact with friends on AIM, ICQ, XMPP/Jabber, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Twitter and more through a familiar IRC interface.

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SocketCluster

SocketCluster

Development

SocketCluster is an open source realtime framework for Node.js that allows for fast and scalable realtime communication between servers and clients. It provides a distributed architecture out of the box to build chat, IoT and other realtime applications.

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