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Should I use gRPC instead of rest?
Compared to REST, gRPC provides greater performance at the expense of less flexibility. That is its main advantage over REST: gRPC, in most cases, is way faster and more robust, as it defines a specific set of rules each request and response should adhere to.
Is gRPC good for Microservices?
Microservices — gRPC is designed for low latency and high throughput communication. gRPC is great for lightweight microservices where efficiency is critical. Point-to-point real-time communication — gRPC has excellent support for bi-directional streaming. gRPC services can push messages in real-time without polling.
Which companies are using gRPC?
178 companies reportedly use gRPC in their tech stacks, including Slack, HENNGE K.K., and medium.com.
- Slack.
- HENNGE K.K.
- medium.com.
- Alibaba Travels.
- Microsoft.
- 9GAG.
- Petal.
- Groww.
Is gRPC RESTful?
gRPC uses HTTP/2 to support highly performant and scalable API’s and makes use of binary data rather than just text which makes the communication more compact and more efficient. gRPC makes better use of HTTP/2 then REST. gRPC for example makes it possible to turn-off message compression.
Which is better for streaming, gRPC or rest?
Streaming is bidirectional in gRPC, while only 1 way request from client to server in REST. So gRPC is better than REST for most of the things that we’ve mentioned so far. However, there’s one thing that REST is still better, That is browser support.
Can you assume anything about a gRPC service?
So, unlike a REST service, you can’t assume as much about a gRPC service as you can with a service that’s been built following REST principles.
Why is gRPC important in event driven systems?
In event-driven systems, gRPC may the preferred choice for communicating with the event manager and not just for performance’s sake. The ability to notify a microservice about an event that has occurred in the system is a critical part of an event-driven system so bidirectionality is a real benefit.
Which is more important, OpenAPI or gRPC?
The model supported by OpenAPI is very popular and successful and is one of the most important options available to API designers—the fact that the OpenAPI model is not REST does not diminish its usefulness or importance.