Websocket is the native api from your browser whereas socket.io does not implent the same api although it can use websocket under the hood if the browser support it, besides it has the server version that helps the backend keep the same interface with the client and add extra features as authentication , etc.
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To be honest, I'm not even sure what's the other one. I had 3 days to learn websockets and redux, so I went with that way.
What's the difference between the two? Why should I check socket.io?
Websocket is the native api from your browser whereas socket.io does not implent the same api although it can use websocket under the hood if the browser support it, besides it has the server version that helps the backend keep the same interface with the client and add extra features as authentication , etc.