RestKit VS SwiftyJSON

Compare RestKit vs SwiftyJSON and see what are their differences.

RestKit

RestKit is a framework for consuming and modeling RESTful web resources on iOS and OS X (by RestKit)
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RestKit SwiftyJSON
1 4
10,204 22,429
0.0% 0.4%
0.0 4.2
over 1 year ago 13 days ago
Objective-C Swift
Apache License 2.0 MIT License
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RestKit

Posts with mentions or reviews of RestKit. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-21.
  • Awesome macOS Libraries List
    76 projects | dev.to | 21 Jan 2022
    RestKit - RestKit is a framework for consuming and modeling RESTful web resources. Language: Objective-C.

SwiftyJSON

Posts with mentions or reviews of SwiftyJSON. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-23.
  • How does one decode this JSON data?
    2 projects | /r/iOSProgramming | 23 Feb 2023
    I don’t think you are going to be able to use JSONDecoder to do what you are asking. I see the problem is that you need to create a struct that has all the property names (pokemon names) in it in order to use JSONDecoder (that’s a pain). You need to resort to “parsing” the JSON and constructing your own data model to satisfy your requirements. Something like this might help. https://github.com/SwiftyJSON/SwiftyJSON
  • Best practices for parsing dynamic/unstructured JSON?
    2 projects | /r/swift | 26 Aug 2022
    Up until now, I've been using SwiftyJSON, although it appears to be unmaintained. Is there an equivalent alternative which functions similarly? Thanks in advance
  • Awesome macOS Libraries List
    76 projects | dev.to | 21 Jan 2022
    SwiftyJSON - The better way to deal with JSON data in Swift. Language: Swift.
  • Need help with json data formatting
    1 project | /r/swift | 9 Jan 2021
    I second /u/daisnb that if possible, make sure the data is a consistent format and types, but if you’re unable to do that, I think SwiftyJSON can help, as it loosens the strict type requirement of Swift when handling JSON data

What are some alternatives?

When comparing RestKit and SwiftyJSON you can also consider the following projects:

Alamofire - Elegant HTTP Networking in Swift

ObjectMapper - Simple JSON Object mapping written in Swift

AFNetworking - A delightful networking framework for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

Decodable - [Probably deprecated] Swift 2/3 JSON unmarshalling done (more) right

Moya - Network abstraction layer written in Swift.

Gloss - [Deprecated] A shiny JSON parsing library in Swift :sparkles: Loved by many from 2015-2021

Siesta - The civilized way to write REST API clients for iOS / macOS

HandyJSON - A handy swift json-object serialization/deserialization library

Overcoat - The perfect accessory for Mantle and AFNetworking.

Mantle - Model framework for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch

APIKit - Type-safe networking abstraction layer that associates request type with response type.

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