# ASP.NET Core SignalR vs EMQX

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** EMQX

| Attribute | ASP.NET Core SignalR | EMQX |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.1 (26% (low)) | 65.2 (74% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 27 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 38,471 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"SignalR is an open-source library that enables ASP.NET applications to deliver real-time updates by pushing server content directly to connected clients. It supports multiple client platforms including web browsers, mobile devices, and desktop applications. It is indexed under Realtime Messaging Infra.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet/signalr","question":"What is ASP.NET Core SignalR?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ASP.NET Core SignalR is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet/signalr","question":"Is ASP.NET Core SignalR free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ASP.NET Core SignalR supports the web, Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet/signalr","question":"What platforms does ASP.NET Core SignalR support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ASP.NET Core SignalR can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet/signalr","question":"Can ASP.NET Core SignalR be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for ASP.NET Core SignalR, including Redis, SQL Server, Azure Service Bus, Azure SignalR Service and Power Apps. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet/signalr","question":"What does ASP.NET Core SignalR integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ASP.NET Core SignalR is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore","question":"Is ASP.NET Core SignalR open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"An enterprise MQTT broker and platform that enables scalable, real-time data collection and routing from IoT devices across edge, cloud, and on-premises deployments. It provides native integrations with AI platforms, databases, and cloud services, along with advanced features like rule engines and flexible authentication. It is indexed under Realtime Messaging Infra.","source":"https://www.emqx.com/en/pricing","question":"What is EMQX?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"EMQX offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $234 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.emqx.com/en/pricing","question":"Is EMQX free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"EMQX supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.emqx.com/en/pricing","question":"What platforms does EMQX support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. EMQX can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.emqx.com/en/pricing","question":"Can EMQX be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 23 integrations for EMQX, including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, AWS, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini and ClickHouse, plus 15 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.emqx.com/en/pricing","question":"What does EMQX integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for EMQX. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as EMQX not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.emqx.com/zh/security-and-trust-center","question":"What security certifications does EMQX have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An ASP.NET Core library that allows server-side code to transmit updates to connected clients instantly. It provides client implementations for .NET, Java, and TypeScript/JavaScript, making it straightforward to build applications with live data synchronization. | EMQX is an MQTT-based message broker designed to connect and manage millions of IoT devices in real time. It supports multiple deployment models (cloud-hosted, self-managed, and bring-your-own-cloud), comprehensive protocol support beyond MQTT, and integrations with 50+ external systems for data routing and processing. |
| features.capabilities | `{"auth_model":"token/JWT","deployment":"hybrid","scaling_model":"external-adapter-required","self_hostable":true}` | `{"mqtt_support":true,"pricing_model":"connections-metered","scaling_model":"native-cluster","self_hostable":true,"delivery_guarantee":"exactly-once","global_edge_network":true,"message_history_replay":true,"offline_reconnect_catchup":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 50 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"Azure Service Bus"},{"name":"Azure SignalR Service"},{"name":"Power Apps"}]` | `[{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Pulsar"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"InfluxDB"},{"name":"TDengine"},{"name":"TimescaleDB"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Azure Blob"},{"name":"Confluent Cloud"},{"name":"Webhook"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Azure Blob Storage","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Azure","native":true,"category":"cloud"}]` |
| language.primary | C# | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet/signalr","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T23:11:59.751Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Serverless","summary":"Free quota, pay-as-you-go overage","features":["Up to 1000 connections","TLS/SSL encryption","Basic monitoring & alerts","8/5 support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fully managed, pay-as-you-go MQTT broker with generous free monthly quota","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"connections":"1000","free_monthly_quota":"sessions, traffic, rule actions"}},{"free":false,"name":"Dedicated Flex","summary":"$234/month with included traffic allowance","features":["Dedicated isolated cluster","VPC peering & private link","40+ integrations","99.99% uptime SLA","24/7 premium support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":234,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Single-tenant isolated cluster with hourly billing and included traffic","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"tenant_isolation":"dedicated VPC","traffic_allowance":"included"}},{"free":false,"name":"BYOC","summary":"Custom pricing based on requirements","features":["Deployed in your VPC","Custom data plane & control plane","Managed upgrades and observability","Compliance tailored to your needs"],"description":"EMQ-managed service running in your cloud infrastructure","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing for self-managed deployments","features":["Deploy anywhere (on-prem, edge, cloud)","Custom plugins & extensions","Professional services","Priority feature requests"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Self-managed deployment for full infrastructure control","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From free tier to $234/month managed, or custom enterprise pricing","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.emqx.com/en/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-05T21:09:09.294Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":234,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":234,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v9.0.21","date":"2026-10-13T21:54:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v8.0.32","date":"2026-10-13T21:43:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.32"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v10.0.13","date":"2026-10-13T22:26:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v8.0.31","date":"2026-09-08T21:47:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v10.0.12","date":"2026-09-08T22:09:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v9.0.20","date":"2026-09-08T21:56:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v8.0.30","date":"2026-08-11T19:33:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v9.0.19","date":"2026-08-11T21:09:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v10.0.11","date":"2026-08-11T21:44:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v8.0.29","date":"2026-07-14T21:57:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.29"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v10.0.10","date":"2026-07-15T00:37:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v9.0.18","date":"2026-07-15T00:14:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v9.0.17","date":"2026-06-09T19:09:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v8.0.28","date":"2026-06-09T18:28:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v11.0.0-preview.4","date":"2026-05-12T20:57:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.0.0-preview.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v10.0.9","date":"2026-06-09T19:51:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v9.0.16","date":"2026-05-12T18:41:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v8.0.27","date":"2026-05-12T18:40:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v10.0.8","date":"2026-05-12T18:26:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/releases/tag/v10.0.6","date":"2026-04-20T18:54:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.6"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | 99.99 |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type 1","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type 2","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001:2022","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27701:2019","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 9001:2015","status":"active"},{"name":"VDA-TISAX AL2","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.7 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.emqx.com/ja/security-and-trust-center |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":4,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=microsoft.aspnetcore.mvc&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Realtime Messaging Infra)

| Capability | ASP.NET Core SignalR | EMQX |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Presence | - | - |
| Message history replay | - | ✓ |
| Delivery guarantee | - | Exactly once |
| Global edge network | - | ✓ |
| Scaling model | External adapter required | Native cluster |
| Offline reconnect catchup | - | ✓ |
| Push notification bridge | - | - |
| Auth model | Token/JWT | - |
| Self hostable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mqtt support | - | ✓ |
| Deployment | Hybrid | - |
| Pricing model | - | Connections metered |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:29:00.803Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*