gRPC vs REST: Simple comparison

A very basic comparison/differences between gRPC and REST

Summary

gRPC and REST are two different popular protocols that can be used to access web services. Both are used to send and receive data over a network, but they have different methods of doing so. In this article, I will try to explain the differences between REST and gRPC to help you decide the best one for your project. At the end of the article, you will also find a basic “Hello world” service that is written by using gRPC and REST.

gRPC (gRPC Remote Procedure Call) is a open source protocol developed by Google. It allows a client to call a function on a server. The client sends a message to a server over an HTTP/2 connection and the server returns a response. This protocol uses compressed data to send data faster over the network and supports multiple language support.

REST (Representational State Transfer) API is a protocol used to access a web service’s data or processing…