Difference between
SOAP and RESTful Web Services
SOAP Protocol
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RESTful Web Services
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SOAP is
a protocol.
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REST is
an architectural approach.
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SOAP
acronym for Simple Object Access Protocol.
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REST
acronym for REpresentational State Transfer.
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In
SOAP, the data exchange format is always XML.
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There
is no strict data exchange format. We can use JSON, XML, etc.
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XML is
the most popular data exchange format in SOAP web services.
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JSON is
the most popular data exchange format in RESTful web services.
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SOAP
uses Web Service Definition Language (WSDL).
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REST
does not have any standard definition language.
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SOAP
does not pose any restrictions on transport. We can use either HTTP or MQ.
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RESTful
services use the most popular HTTP protocol.
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SOAP
web services are typical to implement.
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RESTful
services are easier to implement than SOAP.
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SOAP
web services use the JAX-WS API.
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RESTful
web services use the JAX-RS API.
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SOAP
protocol defines too many standards.
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RESTful
services do not emphasis on too many standards.
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SOAP
cannot use RESTful services because it is a protocol.
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RESTful
service can use SOAP web services because it is an architectural approach
that can use any protocol like HTTP and SOAP.
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SOAP
reads cannot be cached.
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REST
reads can be cached.
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