Lesson: 05 | What are the differences between SOAP and REST?

Notes

REST is not a protocol, it is an architectural style

SOAP is a protocol

REST uses URL to expose the web service

SOAP uses WSDL class to expose the web service

REST allows different data formats: XML, JSON, plain text…

SOAP Allows Only XML format

REST requires less bandwidth than SOAP

SOAP requires more bandwidth than REST

RESTful services inherits security measure from underlying transport layer SOAP uses its own security measures.

SOAP is based on standardized Web service security. Thus, better secured compared to REST. SOAP is more reliable in terms of security than REST

RESTful service can use SOAP web services as implementation

SOAP cannot use RESTful services because SOAP is a protocol.

REST uses JSON. JSON is easier to parse than XML. Thus, REST uses less memory and CPU

SOAP uses only XML. XML is harder to parse. SOAP uses more memory and CPU

REST is best for social media based Applications

SOAP is best for Enterprise web applications, banking transactions…

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