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At a Glance
Apache Thrift
Apache Thrift
Star Rating
(23)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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GRPC
GRPC
Star Rating
(23)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GRPC

Apache Thrift vs GRPC

  • Apache Thrift and GRPC both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Apache Thrift is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GRPC over Apache Thrift.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apache Thrift
No pricing available
GRPC
No pricing available
Free Trial
Apache Thrift
No trial information available
GRPC
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
16
8.9
11
Ease of Use
7.9
16
9.1
11
Ease of Setup
8.1
6
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.3
5
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.6
15
8.3
10
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
5
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
16
10.0
7
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Apache Thrift
Apache Thrift
GRPC
GRPC
Apache Thrift and GRPC are categorized as Service Discovery
Unique Categories
Apache Thrift
Apache Thrift has no unique categories
GRPC
GRPC has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Apache Thrift
Apache Thrift
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
40.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
18.2%
GRPC
GRPC
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
52.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
21.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Apache Thrift
Apache Thrift
Computer Software
18.2%
Information Technology and Services
13.6%
Higher Education
9.1%
Telecommunications
4.5%
Shipbuilding
4.5%
Other
50.0%
GRPC
GRPC
Computer Software
39.1%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Telecommunications
8.7%
Gambling & Casinos
8.7%
Program Development
4.3%
Other
26.1%
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GRPC
GRPC Alternatives
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Discussions
Apache Thrift
Apache Thrift Discussions
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Apache Thrift has no discussions with answers
GRPC
GRPC Discussions
Is gRPC a framework?
1 Comment
Saurabh kr. G.
SG
GRPC is a RPC fraamework which you can use with replacing your HTTP call and make it 5-10 times faster to make the request and get responseRead more
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