What is difference between WCF vs SignalR

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Hi,

I want to create one client-server based application using WPF.

Now Which one is better SignalR or WCF Services for communication between client and server.
I have require to send data to all connected client from server side as well as one client can do some operation which should notify to all other connected clients, which are connected to same server.

Can anyone explain me which one is better in this type of scenario?

Thanks in Advance,

Posted 7-Mar-13 19:03pm

npdev13

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Shubham Choudhary · Answer 1 · 2013-03-07T19:53:00

Hi!!!

What is WCF????
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Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a framework for building service-oriented applications. Using WCF, you can send data as asynchronous messages from one service endpoint to another. A service endpoint can be part of a continuously available service hosted by IIS, or it can be a service hosted in an application. An endpoint can be a client of a service that requests data from a service endpoint. The messages can be as simple as a single character or word sent as XML, or as complex as a stream of binary data. A few sample scenarios include:

A secure service to process business transactions.

A service that supplies current data to others, such as a traffic report or other monitoring service.

A chat service that allows two people to communicate or exchange data in real time.

A dashboard application that polls one or more services for data and presents it in a logical presentation.

Exposing a workflow implemented using Windows Workflow Foundation as a WCF service.

A Silverlight application to poll a service for the latest data feeds.

While creating such applications was possible prior to the existence of WCF, WCF makes the development of endpoints easier than ever. In summary, WCF is designed to offer a manageable approach to creating Web services and Web service clients.
Features of WCF

WCF includes the following set of features. For more information, see WCF Feature Details.
Reference:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731082.aspx[^]
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What is SignalR?
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ASP.NET SignalR is a new library for ASP.NET developers that simplifies the process of adding real-time web functionality to your applications. Real-time web functionality is the ability to have server-side code push content to connected clients instantly as it becomes available.

Reference: http://www.asp.net/signalr[^]