REST API vs GraphQL vs gRPC - The Complete Guide

Learn the three most popular Web APIs in the industry and how to choose the right one

4.30 (257 reviews)
Udemy
platform
English
language
Web Development
category
instructor
REST API vs GraphQL vs gRPC - The Complete Guide
1,660
students
2 hours
content
Mar 2024
last update
$19.99
regular price

What you will learn

Basics of the 3 most popular Web APIs: REST, GraphQL, gRPC

Advanced concepts and demonstrations of the Web APIs

Pros and cons of each one of the Web APIs

Decision tree to help make a decision about the API that should be used

Why take this course?

Web API is usually the most important part in a web app.

This is how you expose your web app to the world, and to other users, and it must be fast, easy to use, and up-to-date.

And currently, we have at least three popular Web APIs we can choose from:

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

And choosing the best one for your web app is not easy. There are quite a few factors that should be taken into consideration when selecting Web APIs, and this decision usually cannot be reversed.


And this course does just that - it teaches you how to choose the best Web API for your web app.

In this course we're going to start from the basics, and learn about the basic concepts of each one of the web APIs. We'll understand what are its goals, why it was created, and which scenarios it serves best.

Then we'll compare these web APIs and see what are the pros and cons of each one.

And lastly - we'll take a look at the Web API Flowchart, which will guide you through the decision process of the web API to use.


There is no other course like this! This is the only course that compares the most popular web API and helps you make the most important decision in your web app design.


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

What do my students have to say about my courses?

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

"well done - The course was very practical", Sam

"Good explanation on the topics covered, "Soft Skills" section is a great addition of topics", Sergio

"[The course] given me the confidence to go out to the market and advertise myself as such [an Architect]", Mathew

"Life Changing", Arivazhagan

And lots more


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Who is this course for?

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Any person who is involved in web development, even system analyst, can profit from this course.

That includes:

- Junior developers

- Senior developers

- Architects

- Anyone else involved in web development

If you're not sure if this course is for you - drop me a note!


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

What are the prerequisites for this course?

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Students are expected to be able to understand code , and to know how the internet is working (HTTP protocol, Request / Response model, and so on).


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

About me

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I've been in the software industry for more than 25 years, and a Software Architect for more than 20 years, working with a variety of clients - Fortune 100 enterprises, start-ups, govt. entities, defense, telco, banking, and lots more.

I'm an avid speaker and trainer, having trained thousands of students in various courses.

I love what I do, and my greatest passion (well, besides my family...) is designing modern, practical, and reliable systems for my clients, using the best possible API.

Screenshots

REST API vs GraphQL vs gRPC - The Complete Guide - Screenshot_01REST API vs GraphQL vs gRPC - The Complete Guide - Screenshot_02REST API vs GraphQL vs gRPC - The Complete Guide - Screenshot_03REST API vs GraphQL vs gRPC - The Complete Guide - Screenshot_04

Reviews

Bharath
January 4, 2024
As a product manager, I wanted to understand the various APIs, their evolution and where we are going next. This course is super useful and well suited to my purpose. It is simple to understand with crisp content. Much appreciated!
Joel
November 2, 2023
Excellent course. It provides general knowledge about the different scenarios that we could face and how to chose wisely between the Web API's
Lili
October 3, 2023
This course explains the concepts clear and concise. The only question I have is: How about Spring WebFlux API? Can you add that into the comparison?
Tomasz
September 23, 2023
Great course for people who want to have deep knowlage about API from the architectureal point of view. If you are looking for the course where you will be able to implement each kind of APIs it's not for you. But you can do it anyway after each section by yourself. So this is a good reminder of knowlage and thank you for it.
Manuele
September 11, 2023
The course was great, I loved how the teacher explained the concept, that I found easy to comprehend and the slide was also graphically clear. If you want to have a general not very long overview on these matters i strongly suggest this course.

Charts

Price

REST API vs GraphQL vs gRPC - The Complete Guide - Price chart

Rating

REST API vs GraphQL vs gRPC - The Complete Guide - Ratings chart

Enrollment distribution

REST API vs GraphQL vs gRPC - The Complete Guide - Distribution chart
5432962
udemy ID
7/9/2023
course created date
9/8/2023
course indexed date
Bot
course submited by