August 4, 2024
REST vs. GraphQL in 2025
Where REST and GraphQL each shine when building modern web backends.
REST continues to work well for resource-based APIs with clear boundaries.
GraphQL excels when clients need flexible querying or want to slice nested data in one round trip.
### Choosing the right tool
- Use REST for simple CRUD services and cached CDN responses.
- Use GraphQL when your product team iterates quickly on data needs.
- You can mix both in a monorepo by sharing Prisma models and experiment safely.