Protobuf vs. gRPC
Yatin B.Date: 2024-08-23
Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) is a language-neutral data serialization mechanism, while gRPC is an open-source RPC framework using Protobuf for message serialization. Protobuf defines data structures in .proto files, compiled into code for encoding/decoding. gRPC uses HTTP/2 and Protobuf to enable efficient communication between services, offering features like authentication and load balancing. Protobuf is best for data serialization, while gRPC is ideal for building high-performance microservices. The choice depends on the specific need: use Protobuf for serialization alone, and gRPC for complete service communication.
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