--- title: "SSE vs WebSockets: Comparing Real-Time Communication Protocols" url: https://daily.dev/posts/sse-vs-websockets-comparing-real-time-communication-protocols-gdqd7mweq source_url: https://softwaremill.com/sse-vs-websockets-comparing-real-time-communication-protocols type: article source: "SoftwareMill" published: 2024-02-26T12:21:59.469Z updated: 2024-05-09T08:20:02.615Z tags: ["webdev", "cryptography", "websocket"] reading_time: 10 upvotes: 8 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SSE vs WebSockets: Comparing Real-Time Communication Protocols **[SoftwareMill](https://daily.dev/sources/softwaremill)** · 10 min read · 8 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary A comparison of Server Sent Events (SSE) and WebSockets for real-time communication. SSE supports one-way communication from the server to the client, while WebSockets support bidirectional communication. SSE uses HTTP, while WebSockets use their own custom protocol. SSE is simpler to set up and manage, but WebSockets allow for more flexibility with message structure and support binary data. Both have their own security considerations. The performance of both technologies depends on the underlying client implementation. Overall, SSE and WebSockets have their own strengths and use cases. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@hugyn\_dev** · 1 upvotes > Nice, not going to lie, as a front end dev I was surprised to know that speedwise they would perform equally ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#cryptography](https://daily.dev/tags/cryptography), [#websocket](https://daily.dev/tags/websocket) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/sse-vs-websockets-comparing-real-time-communication-protocols-gdqd7mweq)