I build an app where I need to use sockets for the first time. I tested pusher.com and it would work. But it is a bit expensive. So my question is, if it is cheaper to do it maybe with something like sockets.io. Or do I then have other problems like "it crashes with too much people"? Then I would go with pusher first and switch later. Or is it really simple to do it with another tool. Or are there other tools and alternatives to pusher. I like pusher because it is simple and works good with laravel.
You can use this. https://beyondco.de/docs/laravel-websockets/getting-started/introduction
It uses the pusher api, meaning you can just swap it in (your code will still work).
And: https://beyondco.de/docs/laravel-websockets/faq/scaling
Had a quick view at this. That sounds exactly like what i need. At pusher the pricing ends with 30k connections at the same time for 1,199$. And the link says 60k for 15$. That is a big difference and perfect for me I think. I will test it. Thx @sinnbeck
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