yjs
The premium Open Source alternative to Liveblocks
🎯 Best for:Building high-performance, conflict-free collaborative editing features.
What is yjs?
An open-source alternative to Liveblocks for building real-time collaborative software. It utilizes Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) to enable seamless data synchronization without a central server.
Tech Stack
JavaScriptBackend & Auth
Why yjs?
- • Network agnostic
- • High performance CRDTs
- • Large ecosystem of bindings
Limitations
- • Complex state management
- • Large document overhead
- • Requires deep understanding of CRDTs
3/6/2026
Last Update
747
Forks
128
Issues
Other
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Liveblocks)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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