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shelf vs web_socket

A head-to-head of two HTTP & Networking packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.

shelf and web_socket draw close to even on daily downloads (293,447 vs 269,508 per day). web_socket has the larger GitHub following (1,107 vs 1,004 stars).

shelf

🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev · v1.4.2

A model for web server middleware that encourages composition and easy reuse.

Downloads / day
293,447
Stars
1,004
Likes
1,041
Pub points
160

web_socket

🇺🇸 dart.dev · v1.0.1

Any easy-to-use library for communicating with WebSockets that has multiple implementations.

Downloads / day
269,508
Stars
1,107
Likes
62
Pub points
160

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shelf vs web_socket, metric by metric

Metric shelf web_socket
Downloads / day 293,447 269,508
Rank in HTTP & Networking #6 #8
GitHub stars 1,004 1,107
Likes 1,041 62
Pub points 160 / 160 160 / 160
Issue response (median) 2 days
Contributors 57 99
Last commit 21 days ago 15 days ago
CI Yes Yes
License BSD-3-Clause BSD-3-Clause
First published 12 years ago 2 years ago
Platforms android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web

Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.

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