There are a number of benefits of web services. Some of the prominent benefits are:  Reusability – A single web service can be used by a number of client applications at the same time.  Interoperability – Web services can be accessed through the network. It uses XML/ JSON for transporting data and runs on HTTP/ Soap protocol. It can be easily developed using any programming language.   Easy to integrate and deploy – Integration and deployment of web services can be done much more easily and in less time.  Multiple service versions – A number of service versions can run at the same time.   Loose coupling – The client code of web services is independent of server code. So, the loose coupling can be achieved in the application.