odata webapi和RESTier之间的区别？

Question

I am looking at implementing an odata solution and both web api and RESTier are listed as viable v4 odata libraries in the odata.org libraries . They both seem to use odata core .

1. What are the differences?
2. I am looking into specifically implementing open types, how is the support for that feature in both?

Answer 1

You can't compare them both. RESTier builds on top of Web API to allow an faster development process by automating some parts of the framework.

It serves as kind-of middelware between WebAPI and you. RESTier extends filtering, security and a lot of other things you normally would need to code by hand.