Soketi

aid: soketi
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/soketi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Soketi
kind: opensource
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: AGPL-3.0
  license_evidence:
    repo: soketi/soketi
    spdx: AGPL-3.0
    stars: 5635
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  - repository-license
  generated: '2026-09-25'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/soketi.png
x-docs-platform: gitbook
x-docs-platform-confidence: medium
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-04
tags:
- Real-Time
- WebSocket
- Open Source
- Pusher Protocol
- Self-Host
- Drop-in
tags_raw:
- Realtime
- WebSockets
- Open Source
- Pusher Protocol
- Self-Host
- Drop-in
- Open-Source
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-10-06'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
description: Soketi is a next-gen, Pusher-compatible, open-source WebSocket server. It implements the Pusher protocol so existing
  Pusher SDKs and applications can drop-in replace Pusher Channels with self-hosted Soketi. Written in Node/TypeScript with
  Rust adapter; deployed via npm, Docker, Kubernetes, or systemd. Open source under MIT license.
apis:
- aid: soketi:pusher-compatible-api
  name: Soketi Pusher-Compatible API
  tags:
  - WebSocket
  - Pusher Protocol
  - Pub/Sub
  tags_raw:
  - WebSocket
  - Pusher Protocol
  - Pub/Sub
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://your-soketi-host:6001
  humanURL: https://docs.soketi.app/
  description: Implements the Pusher protocol (channels, private channels, presence channels, encrypted channels) for drop-in
    compatibility with Pusher client SDKs. Server-side publish via REST, client-side subscribe via WebSocket.
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.soketi.app/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/soketi/soketi
  - type: License
    url: https://github.com/soketi/soketi/blob/master/LICENSE
  x-features:
  - Drop-in replacement for Pusher Channels
  - Public, private, presence, encrypted channels
  - Webhooks
  - Horizontal scaling via Redis adapter
  - npm, Docker, Kubernetes deployment
  x-use-cases:
  - Self-host Pusher-compatible realtime
  - Cost optimization vs SaaS Pusher
  - Edge / on-prem realtime
common:
- url: https://soketi.app/blog/
  type: Blog
- type: Website
  url: https://soketi.app/
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/soketi-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/soketi-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soketi
- type: Portal
  url: https://soketi.app/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.soketi.app/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/soketi/soketi
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/soketi/soketi/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: Plans
  url: plans/soketi-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/soketi-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/soketi-finops.yml
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.soketi.app/llms.txt
- type: UsageTerms
  url: terms/soketi-terms-of-service.yml
- type: DataLicense
  url: data-license/soketi-data-license.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com