A Comparative Study of REST with SOAP

Currently most web services obtain REST architectural styles, which were originally founded by Roy Fielding in the year 2000. Alongside the styles, constraints and techniques were also discussed in Roys famous dissertation. In this research paper we will take a look at understanding the techniques used in the REST architecture style, covering the six constraints. Evaluating the testing techniques of REST and finally comparing REST with the SOAP standard. In order to remove the high latency, reduce network traffic and processing delays, which was being caused by SOAP, REST was introduced to overcome all of these issues. Furthermore, 70% of websites use REST architecture as many have found SOAP to be outdated.