Microservices and APIs are becoming famous everywhere in the software development space with the increasing need to produce scalable, secure, and flexible applications at faster turnaround times. By Durga Prasad Acharya.
But many people confuse between them, and when it comes to developing a software application, they don’t know what will be suitable for them This article will compare microservices vs API with an aim to put an end to all your confusion so you can decide the best way to build and deploy your application.
The article contains information on:
- What are microservices?
- What is an API?
- Microservices vs API: How do they work?
- Microservices vs API: Benefits of each
- Microservices vs API: What are they used for?
- Microservices vs API: Similarities and differences
- Can microservices and API work together? How?
Microservices and API can work together in an application. Although they can exist separately, using both together in your application can help organizations effectively implement the microservices architecture. Many companies face difficulties deploying microservices architecture when they already have other architectures deployed. In addition, integrating multiple, smaller services and benefitting from them is problematic. Interesting read!
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