PulseBeam is an open-source Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU) for WebRTC, written in Rust. It provides a lightweight, scalable solution for developers to build real-time video and audio applications, supporting HTTP-based signaling and efficient media routing. Ideal for teams building custom media platforms or integrating real-time features.
PulseBeam sits in PulseGate's Infrastructure & Backend category. It enables developers to build scalable, low-latency real-time media applications without complex infrastructure. It is built as an open-source project for developers building real-time media apps. PulseBeam is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. The product ships for the command line and API, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by PulseBeam Maintainers, and the product first shipped in 2025. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 35 stars and 323 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include webRTC support, HTTP signaling, and low latency. It exposes integrations via a public API.
Latest indexed changes and source events
Moving a Rust WebRTC SFU to thread-per-core: 70ms → 10ms P99.99 latency verified by the PulseGate indexer
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