Difference Between RPC and RMI

In this post, we will understand the difference between RPC and RMI −

RPC (Remote Procedure Call)

• It is a library.

• It is an OS dependent platform.

• It supports procedural programming.

• It is less efficient in comparison to RMI.

• It creates more overhead.

• The parameters passed to RPC is normal data.

• It is the older version of RMI.

• It is easy to program in RPC.

• It doesn’t provide any security.

• The cost of development is high.

• Versioning is a complicated process in RPC.

• Multiple codes will be needed to build a simple application in RPC.

RMI (Remote Method Invocation)

• It is a platform based on Java.

• It supports object-oriented programming.

• It is more efficient in comparison to RPC.

• It creates less overhead in comparison to RPC.

• In this, objects are passed as parameters.

• It is the successor of RPC.

• It is not easy to program in RMI.

• It provides client level security.

• The cost of development is inexpensive.

• Versioning is possible using RDMI.

• Multiple codes are not required to build a simple application in RMI.