Custom Communication Solutions vs gRPC

Developers should learn and use Custom Communication Solutions when standard communication tools (e meets developers should learn grpc when building microservices architectures, real-time applications, or systems requiring low-latency, high-throughput communication, such as in cloud-native environments or iot platforms. Here's our take.

Custom Communication Solutions

Nice Pick

Developers should learn and use Custom Communication Solutions when standard communication tools (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: websockets, message-queues

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

gRPC

Developers should learn gRPC when building microservices architectures, real-time applications, or systems requiring low-latency, high-throughput communication, such as in cloud-native environments or IoT platforms

Pros

• It is particularly useful for polyglot systems where services are written in different languages, as it provides language-agnostic contracts via protobuf
• Related to: protocol-buffers, http-2

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Custom Communication Solutions is a concept while gRPC is a framework. We picked Custom Communication Solutions based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Custom Communication Solutions wins

Based on overall popularity. Custom Communication Solutions is more widely used, but gRPC excels in its own space.