#SSE

Comparing Real-Time Web Communication: Polling, SSE, WebSocket, WebRTC, and WebTransport

Five common real-time web communication technologies, Polling, SSE, WebSocket, WebRTC, and WebTransport, compared side by side. This article sorts them by direction and transport, lays out each one's overview, minimal implementation, and pros and cons, and gives selection criteria. A map for choosing a real-time method.