title: How REST is "lightweight"?
body: <p>I have been seeing SOAP is "Heavy Weight" and REST is "Light Weight". On what parameters, we are telling REST is lightweight than SOAP?</p>
  
  <p>We were using IFW model web services in our company earlier. But our management told us to develop all the new APIs going forward in REST. We are backend service providers in my company.</p>
  
  <p>How REST is best useful for us?</p>
  
  <p>What does "lightweight" means in context?</p>
  
  <p>This question seems like repetition but don't understand the terms used.</p>