Comparisons
How is oRPC different from other RPC or REST solutions?
This comparison table helps you understand how oRPC differs from other popular TypeScript RPC and REST solutions.
- ✅ First-class, built-in support
- 🟡 Lacks features, or requires third-party integrations
- 🛑 Not supported or not documented
| Feature | oRPC | tRPC | ts-rest | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End-to-end Type Safety | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Full TypeScript type inference from backend to frontend. |
| React Query Integration | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 | Native support for React Query/TanStack Query. |
| Vue Query Integration | ✅ | 🛑 | 🟡 | Native support for Vue Query/TanStack Query. |
| Pinia Colada Integration | ✅ | 🛑 | 🛑 | Native support for VPinia Colada. |
| Contract-First Development | ✅ | 🛑 | ✅ | API definitions before implementation. |
| File Operations | ✅ | 🟡 | 🟡 | Built-in support for file uploads/downloads. |
| OpenAPI Support | ✅ | 🟡 | 🟡 | Generation and consumption of OpenAPI specs. |
| Server Actions Support | ✅ | ✅ | 🛑 | React/Next.js Actions compatibility. |
| WebSockets/SSE Support | 🛑 | ✅ | 🛑 | WebSockets/SSE support. |
| Nest.js integration | 🛑 | 🟡 | ✅ | Integration with Nest.js. |