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# AVRO vs GRPC Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**AVRO** [

4.4/5(13)

](https://www.g2.com/products/avro/reviews#reviews)

**GRPC** [

4.3/5(23)

](https://www.g2.com/products/grpc/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**AVRO**
No pricing available

**GRPC**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Pros & Cons

**AVRO**
Not enough data

**GRPC**
Not enough data

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**AVRO**

9.1

9.19

**GRPC**

8.9

8.911

Ease of Use

**AVRO**

8.7

8.79

**GRPC**

9.1

9.111

Ease of Setup

**AVRO**
Not enough data

**GRPC**
Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**AVRO**
Not enough data

**GRPC**
Not enough data

Quality of Support

**AVRO**

7.9

7.97

**GRPC**

8.3

8.310

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**AVRO**
Not enough data

**GRPC**
Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**AVRO**

4.8

4.89

**GRPC**

10.0

10.07

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![AVRO](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b350900e1c1cde239f398145fc13d8f3/avro.jpg "AVRO")](https://www.g2.com/products/avro/reviews)

AVRO

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

25.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

41.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

33.3%

[![GRPC](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_8936f976b323455ac3f2411fd8a486fa/grpc.png "GRPC")](https://www.g2.com/products/grpc/reviews)

GRPC

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

52.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

26.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

21.7%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

25.0%

52.2%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

41.7%

26.1%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

33.3%

21.7%

Reviewers' Industry

[![AVRO](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b350900e1c1cde239f398145fc13d8f3/avro.jpg "AVRO")](https://www.g2.com/products/avro/reviews)
AVRO

Real Estate

16.7%

Computer Software

16.7%

Wholesale

8.3%

Telecommunications

8.3%

Restaurants

8.3%

Other

41.7%

[![GRPC](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_8936f976b323455ac3f2411fd8a486fa/grpc.png "GRPC")](https://www.g2.com/products/grpc/reviews)
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%

Alternatives

**AVRO Alternatives**

 ![Docker](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/21fe192e18f14750bf7c427231cf9ec3/docker-inc-docker.svg "Docker")

[
Docker hub
](/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews)

 ![Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3120927c33ef160c81c91f1ae0aa7571/google-kubernetes-engine-gke.svg "Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)")

[
Kubernetes Engine
](/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews)

 ![HashiCorp Consul](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/bdd0cdde655366df7394c8557737b34b/hashicorp-consul.svg "HashiCorp Consul")

[
HashiCorp Consul
](/products/hashicorp-consul/reviews)

 ![AWS Cloud Map](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3a7a925cc43d97814fa81ec2d6c06f45/aws-cloud-map.jpeg "AWS Cloud Map")

[
AWS Cloud Map
](/products/aws-cloud-map/reviews)

**GRPC Alternatives**

 ![Apache Thrift](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b350900e1c1cde239f398145fc13d8f3/apache-thrift.jpg "Apache Thrift")

[
Apache Thrift
](/products/apache-thrift/reviews)

 ![Docker](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/21fe192e18f14750bf7c427231cf9ec3/docker-inc-docker.svg "Docker")

[
Docker hub
](/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews)

 ![ZooKeeper](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b350900e1c1cde239f398145fc13d8f3/zookeeper.jpg "ZooKeeper")

[
ZooKeeper
](/products/zookeeper/reviews)

 ![Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3120927c33ef160c81c91f1ae0aa7571/google-kubernetes-engine-gke.svg "Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)")

[
Kubernetes Engine
](/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews)

## AVRO vs GRPC

- Reviewers felt that AVRO meets the needs of their business better than GRPC.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GRPC is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GRPC over AVRO.