I've switched to https://deepstream.io for my projects. It's just the realtime aspect of meteor, but in an entirely different league when it comes to performance
Looking at troika's submissions, there's one "Show HN" about Deepstream so yeah, definitely involved in the project. Don't understand why one would say "I've switched to" for an application they've created or contributed to, especially if there's proof in your history that you have marbles in the game.