https://github.com/sandysanthosh/soap-vs-rest

Soap Web Service
https://github.com/sandysanthosh/soap-vs-rest

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Soap Web Service

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sandysanthosh/soap-vs-rest
• Owner: sandysanthosh
• Created: 2018-03-04T15:54:50.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-22T15:22:01.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-12-22T16:38:14.139Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: soap-web-services, soapui, xml, xsd
• Homepage: https://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_soap.asp
• Size: 8.79 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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Certainly! Here's a comparison of SOAP and REST in a table format:

| Aspect                   | SOAP                                    | REST                                       |

|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

| **Protocol Type**        | Protocol-based (XML-based messaging)     | Architectural style based on principles     |

| **Message Format**       | XML-based messages with strict structure | Lightweight formats (JSON, XML, plain text) |

| **Service Description**  | WSDL defines service contract and ops    | Relies on self-descriptive APIs             |

| **Communication Style**  | Supports both stateful and stateless     | Stateless, uses HTTP methods (GET, POST)   |

| **Security**             | Standards like WS-Security               | Relies on HTTPS, token-based auth (OAuth)   |

| **Performance**          | Larger messages, more parsing overhead   | Lightweight, less overhead                 |

| **Usage**                | Enterprise systems, formal contracts     | Web applications, simplicity, scalability   |

This table summarizes some key differences between SOAP and REST, including their messaging format, service description, communication style, security, performance characteristics, and typical usage scenarios. Choosing between SOAP and REST often depends on specific project requirements, infrastructure, and other considerations related to the nature of the application and its use cases.