There are lots of talk on Web API and WCF REST regrading which one to use for REST Services . Many people are recommending Web API for REST service and they are saying stickily use Web API instead of WCF REST but personally I am not agree with it .The reasons are follows
The above is the some differences according to the our project scenario and requirement.
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- We should not be stick on any particular technology i.e Web API or REST , It must be decided according to project requirement whether the Web API or WCF REST is fit for project requirement.
- There are lots of technologies in market but first we need to analyze project scope and requirement and according to it we need to decide technology.
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Scenario or Requirement
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Web API
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WCF REST
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| Need support of MSMQ. |
No
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Yes
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| Need duplex communication |
No
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Yes
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| Need End to end message security |
No
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Yes
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| Need Distributed transaction. |
No
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Yes
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| One way messaging. |
No
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Yes
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| Need to handle Long pooling requests |
No
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Yes
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| Need support of REST service in existing WCF Service |
No
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Yes
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| Need same code to be supported on both SOAP and REST |
No
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Yes
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| Need REST in ASP.NET MVC |
Yes preferred
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Yes
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| Need only HTTP service |
Yes
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Yes but not recommended
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| Open source |
Yes
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No
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The above is the some differences according to the our project scenario and requirement.
Note
Learn WCF and REST Service on compilemode.com
Summary
I hope this article is useful for all readers , If you have any suggestion regarding this article then please contact me.
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