GraphQL vs REST?

-	GraphQL	REST
Architecture	Client-driven	Server-driven
Organized in terms of	Schema & type system	Endpoints
Operations	Query Mutation Subscription	Create Read Update Write
Data fetching	Specific data with single API call	Fixed data with multiple API calls
Community	Growing	Large
Performance	Fast	Multiple network calls take up more time
Development Speed	Rapid	Slower
Learning Curve	Difficult	Moderate
Self-documenting	Using introspection.	-
File uploading	Very challenging	-
Web caching	via libraries built on top	-
Stability	Lesser error prone: automatic validation and type checking	Better choice for complex queries
Use cases	Multiple micro-services Aggregators Mobile Apps	Simple apps Resource driven apps