WebSocket & RPC

Top Flutter WebSocket and RPC packages WebSocket enables real-time and two-way communication between a client and a server, and is popularly used by applications handling real-time data such as chat applications, online gaming and live data streaming. Whereas, Remote Procedure Call or RPC is a protocol that allows a program to execute code on another address space, typically on a remote server, as if it were a local function call. It abstracts the complexities of remote communication by enabling developers to invoke functions on a different system without dealing with low-level networking details. RPC is used to build distributed systems, where different components or services communicate seamlessly. There are various implementations of RPC, such as gRPC, which use protocols like HTTP/2 for communication. RPC is widely utilized in micro-services architectures and client-server applications, enhancing modularity and scalability. WebSocket and RPC can be used for building efficient and interactive applications across different domains. Below you will find the top packages that can help you add WebSocket and RPC support in your Flutter apps easily.

socket_io_client

1317

Dartlang port of socket.io-client for web, flutter, dartvm to use

web_socket_channel

1283

StreamChannel wrappers for WebSockets. Provides a cross-platform WebSocketChannel API, a cross-platform implementation of that API that communicates over an underlying StreamChannel.

mqtt_client

435

A server and browser based MQTT client for Dart supporting normal, secure sockets and websockets.

grpc

382

Dart implementation of gRPC, a high performance, open-source universal RPC framework.

web_socket_client

134

A simple WebSocket client for Dart which includes automatic reconnection logic.

socket_io

127

Port of JS/Node library Socket.io. It enables real-time, bidirectional and event-based communication cross-platform.

shelf_web_socket

116

A shelf handler that wires up a listener for every connection.

stomp_dart_client

113

Dart STOMP client for easy messaging interoperability. Build with flutter in mind, but should work for every dart application.

json_rpc_2

Utilities to write a client or server using the JSON-RPC 2.0 spec.

adhara_socket_io

Websocket by socket.io for flutter by adhara, supports both iOS and Android

WS: A compact, highly efficient WebSocket library. Easily establish, manage, and reconnect WebSocket connections in real-time apps.

laravel_echo

Port of official Laravel Echo package for your Flutter apps.

flutter_socket_io

Flutter Socket IO Plugin

phoenix_socket

PhoenixSocket provides a feature-complete implementation of Phoenix Sockets, using a single API based on StreamChannels compatible with any deployment of Flutter.

dart_frog_web_socket

WebSocket support for Dart Frog

websocket_manager

A Flutter plugin for Android and iOS supports websocket connection

mqtt5_client

A server and browser based MQTT5 client for Dart supporting normal, secure sockets and websockets.

tcp_socket_connection

A flutter package to connect, listen to and send messages over tcp sockets.

websocket_universal

Convenient websocket handler for all platforms (both IO and web/HTML). Websocket messages routing, statuses and other features have easy-to-use interface.

dart_nats

A Dart client for the NATS messaging system. Design to use with Dart and flutter.

phoenix_wings

Phoenix Channel client for Dart

flutter_gundb

A gunDB port P2P encrypted Communication between multiple users.