Difference between CURL and WGET ?

If you are a DEVOPS ENGG. You should be aware of CURL and WGET commands . Where to use them.

CURL-

It can handle variety of data formats like JSON,XML ,CSV.

It supports varity of protocols - HTTPS,HTTP ,FTP SMTP.FTP etc.

It supports authentication and cookies.

It supports uploading the data and REST API.

WGET - : It supports HTTPS ,HTTP adn FTP by default.

It is used for file handling and saving by default. It is primarily used for downloading files.

It can handle slow and interrupted connections. It can download recursively all linked files.