📅 最后修改于: 2021-01-12 00:41:11 🧑 作者: Mango
| SOAP Protocol | RESTful Web Services |
|---|---|
| SOAP is a protocol. | REST is an architectural approach. |
| SOAP acronym for Simple Object Access Protocol. | REST acronym for REpresentational State Transfer. |
| In SOAP, the data exchange format is always XML. | There is no strict data exchange format. We can use JSON, XML, etc. |
| XML is the most popular data exchange format in SOAP web services. | JSON is the most popular data exchange format in RESTful web services. |
| SOAP uses Web Service Definition Language (WSDL). | REST does not have any standard definition language. |
| SOAP does not pose any restrictions on transport. We can use either HTTP or MQ. | RESTful services use the most popular HTTP protocol. |
| SOAP web services are typical to implement. | RESTful services are easier to implement than SOAP. |
| SOAP web services use the JAX-WS API. | RESTful web services use the JAX-RS API. |
| SOAP protocol defines too many standards. | RESTful services do not emphasis on too many standards. |
| SOAP cannot use RESTful services because it is a protocol. | RESTful service can use SOAP web services because it is an architectural approach that can use any protocol like HTTP and SOAP. |
| SOAP reads cannot be cached. | REST reads can be cached. |