# GraphQL vs REST

> We reach for GraphQL when many clients need the same data in different shapes and over-fetching hurts.

We pick REST when we want a simple, cacheable API - which covers most cases just fine.

## Related terms

- https://dfieldsolutions.com/en/glossary/grpc.md
- https://dfieldsolutions.com/en/glossary/message-queue.md
- https://dfieldsolutions.com/en/glossary/microservices-vs-monolith.md
- https://dfieldsolutions.com/en/glossary/saga-pattern.md

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