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
| oRPC | tRPC | ts-rest | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End-to-end Type Safety | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Full TypeScript type inference from backend to frontend |
| SSR Support | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Server-side rendering compatibility |
| React Query Integration | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 | Native support for React Query/TanStack Query |
| Vue Query Integration | ✅ | 🛑 | 🟡 | Native support for Vue Query/TanStack Query |
| 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 |