Difference between SOAP and REST

SOAP ( Simple Object Access Protocol )

  1. SOAP can run on TCP/UDP/SMTP/HTTP.
  2. SOAP read and write request response messages in XML format.
  3. SOAP is more secure as it has its own security and well defined standards.
  4. SOAP uses SOAP-UI as client tools for testing.
REST (Representational State Transfer)
  1. REST uses underlying HTTP protocols.
  2. REST can read and write request response messages in JSON/XML/Plain HTML.
  3. REST is stateless.
  4. REST services are cache able. 
  5. REST has light weight client tools or plugins that can easily be integrated inside browser.

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