How does gRPC differ from REST APIs?

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Aspect	gRPC	REST
Protocol	HTTP/2	HTTP/1.1
Data Format	Protocol Buffers (binary)	JSON (text)
Performance	Faster, lower latency	Slower due to text parsing
Streaming	Bidirectional streaming	Limited streaming support
Browser Support	Limited (needs gRPC-Web)	Native support
Caching	Limited caching capabilities	HTTP caching support
Learning Curve	Steeper	Gentler
Use Case	Microservices, real-time apps	Web APIs, CRUD operations

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