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Below are tables of advantages and disadvantages of these two methods, however, the biggest difference lies in which data transmission protocol is used.

TCP vs UDP: Differences between the protocols. The main difference between TCP (transmission control protocol) and UDP (user datagram protocol) is that TCP is a connection-based protocol and UDP is connectionless. While TCP is more reliable, it transfers data more slowly. UDP is less reliable but works more quickly. 

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