Building a better way
to work with Protocol Buffers
We thought about Protocol Buffers so you don't have to.
Buf helps your team work with Protocol Buffers APIs across their lifecycle, whether you’re building a new API for key customers or relying on one exposed by another team.
1RESTful APIs
Fundamentally freeform APIs with heavy manual maintenance and no guarantees.
Producer
No rules, no standards, no enforcement. Blindly hope you don’t break users.
Consumer
API calls are a shot in the dark. Rely on manual confirmation and hand-rolled clients.
2Protocol Buffers without Buf
Using Protocol Buffers help, but it’s unreasonably difficult to maintain.
Producer
Design and distribute your API without support. Communicate changes with hand-maintained documentation, or worse — emails.
Consumer
Schemas drift, and dependency management is non-existent. Teams have to roll their own tooling, duplicating work and leaving room for error.
Professional grade Protocol Buffers.
Producer
Easily create and distribute consistent APIs. Use Buf to lint and detect breaking changes in your schema evolution, protecting you and your users.
Consumer
Rely on Buf for everything you need to implement an API, and ensure it never breaks.
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