Difference between REST and SOAP?

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SOAP

  • SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol.
  • SOAP is an application communication protocol.
  • SOAP is a format for sending and receiving messages.
  • SOAP is platform independent.
  • SOAP is an XML-based message protocol.
  • Uses WSDL for communication between consumer and provider.
  • Invokes services by calling the RPC method.
  • Does not return a human-readable result. 
  • The transfer is over HTTP. Also, uses other protocols such as SMTP, FTP, etc.
  • Javascript can call SOAP, but it is difficult to implement.
  • Performance is not great compared to REST.

REST

  • REST stands for REpresentational State Transfer.
  • REST is an architectural style protocol.
  • Uses XML or JSON to send and receive data.
  • Simply call services via URL path.
  • The result is readable which is just plain XML or JSON. 
  • The Transfer is over HTTP only.
  • Easy to call from javascript.
  • Performance is much better compared to SOAP, less CPU intensive, leaner code etc. 

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