| S.No | Particulars | Web services | WCF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Support SOAP | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Support | HTTP | TCP, HTTP, HTTPS, Named Pipes, MSMQ. |
| 3 | Return Data | XML | XML |
| 4 | Open Source | No, can be consumed by any client that understands xml. | No, can be consumed by any client that understands xml. |
| 5 | Host | only IIS | IIS or Windows Services |
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