Samba vs SocketCluster
A side-by-side look at Samba and SocketCluster. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Samba
Network & Admin
Samba is an open-source software suite that provides file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients. It allows Linux/Unix servers to interoperate with Windows networks, acting as a file and print server for Microsoft Windows clients.
file-sharingwindows-interoperabilitysmbcifsopen-source
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.
realtimecommunicationframeworknodejsscalabledistributed
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