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numbers first.
opinions after.
Tests of chat widgets with the raw data, receipts from our own code, the reasons behind our decisions, and guides for putting live chat on your site.
1000 messages a second on one coreWe load-tested Spookat on its production box: one process, one core, 1000 visitor messages a second without Slack and 800 with it. Method, numbers, limits.by kuba
how to add live chat to your website without slowing it downWhat a chat widget costs your page before anyone clicks, what to check before you pick one, how to install Spookat step by step and how to verify it in DevTools.by kuba
why we built another chat widgetWe ran the big chat widgets on a real product and every one annoyed us. What bugged us, what we built instead, and the trade-offs we took on purpose.by seba