Rivet
Rivet is an actor-based realtime platform for building stateful, multiplayer applications. It provides WebSocket connections, persistent state management, and globally distributed deployment for realtime chat, multiplayer games, and collaborative tools.
Overview
| Category | Realtime |
| Ecosystem | Language-agnostic with JavaScript/TypeScript focus |
| Self-Hostable | No |
| On-Prem | No |
| Best For | startup, growth, enterprise |
| Last Verified | 2026-02-13 |
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths:- performance
- reliability
- customization
- Actor model learning curve
- Limited ecosystem compared to alternatives
When to Use
Best when:- You're building multiplayer games
- You need persistent actor state
- You want global edge network deployment
- You prefer traditional request/response APIs
- You need simple pub/sub messaging only