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Sap connector Vs Odata

srahemi
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hi

I want sent my data to .net application

Sap connector or Odata? Which performance is better?

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MarkusTolksdorf
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Hi Sina,

As you were asking about .NET I assume you refer to .NET Connector and not Cloud Connector. Whether OData or NCo using RFC is the batter approach depends heavily on the use case. For UI scenarios, OData is often the better choice, for app 2 app integration and if you need to support many releases RFC is typically better as APIs have been provided for many years already. Furthermore, for high volume data RFC provides a (much) better performance, in particular, if the backend already supports fast serialization mode of RFC.

Best regards,
Markus

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yogananda
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srahemi

It depends on the specific use case. Generally speaking, OData is a better choice for performance, as it is a standardized protocol that is optimized for data access. Sap Cloud Connector is a proprietary solution that is optimized for integration with SAP systems.(Onprem to Cloud or Cloud to On-prem)

Ulrich_Schmidt
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Do you have any proof of that? I would say exactly the opposite:

"Generally speaking, RFC is a better choice for performance, as it is a specialized protocol that is optimized for data access."

And I assume that with "SAP connector" the author means "SAP .NET Connector", which is specialized/optimized for integrating with Microsoft .NET applications. Not "SAP Cloud Connector", because a Cloud Connector is used for sending data from a Cloud application to an on-premise system, but not to a .NET application.

MarkusTolksdorf
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Hi Sina,

As you were asking about .NET I assume you refer to .NET Connector and not Cloud Connector. Whether OData or NCo using RFC is the batter approach depends heavily on the use case. For UI scenarios, OData is often the better choice, for app 2 app integration and if you need to support many releases RFC is typically better as APIs have been provided for many years already. Furthermore, for high volume data RFC provides a (much) better performance, in particular, if the backend already supports fast serialization mode of RFC.

Best regards,
Markus