What is Cloudflare WebSockets?

Cloudflare WebSockets is a Cloudflare developer-platform primitive. Cloudsteading builds use it to replace Ably, PubNub, Pusher Channels. 1 approved build on Cloudsteading currently uses WebSockets in production-shaped code.

Replaces: Ably , PubNub , Pusher Channels

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Frequently asked about Cloudflare WebSockets

What is Cloudflare WebSockets? +

Cloudflare WebSockets is part of the Cloudflare developer platform — a primitive used to build SaaS-replacement applications on Cloudflare's edge network.

What SaaS can Cloudflare WebSockets help replace? +

Cloudsteading builds combine WebSockets with other Cloudflare primitives to replace Ably, PubNub, Pusher Channels. See the build directory below for working code and cost comparisons.

How many open-source projects use Cloudflare WebSockets? +

1 approved Cloudsteading build currently use WebSockets. Each entry includes the full primitive loadout, monthly cost estimate, and a link to the source repository.

Where can I find Cloudflare WebSockets documentation? +

Official Cloudflare documentation for WebSockets is at https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/websockets/. Cloudsteading complements the docs with real-world build examples and cost deltas vs the SaaS each build replaces.

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Firecrawl on Cloudflare

Crawler, markdown extraction, and crawl jobs rebuilt with Workers, Queues, Browser Rendering, D1, and R2.

replaces Firecrawl

Browser Rendering D1 Queues R2 Workers +1

Checkly on Cloudflare

Synthetic uptime, API, and browser checks using Cron Triggers, Browser Rendering, Queues, and D1.

replaces Checkly

Browser Rendering D1 Email Workers Queues Workers

Calendly on Cloudflare

Booking pages, availability rules, calendar holds, reminders, and notifications on Cloudflare.

replaces Calendly

D1 Durable Objects KV Queues Workers

LaunchDarkly on Cloudflare

Feature flags, environments, targeting, rollout rules, and edge evaluation on Cloudflare.

replaces LaunchDarkly

D1 Durable Objects KV Workers

Zapier on Cloudflare

Webhook workflows, schedules, transforms, retries, and run history using Cloudflare primitives.

replaces Zapier

D1 Durable Objects KV Queues Workers

The WebSocket Sower

Realtime WebSocket channels with presence, built on a single Worker + one Durable Object class.

replaces Ably ·PubNub ·Pusher Channels

D1 Durable Objects WebSockets Workers

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A Steam-like public build lab for SaaS escapes, running on Cloudflare Workers, Pages, D1, KV, R2, and Workers AI.

replaces GitBook ·Mailchimp ·Notion ·Product Hunt ·ReadMe ·Typeform

Cache API D1 KV Pages R2 +3

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