| ResultSet cannot be SERIALIZED as it handles the connection to the database. | RowSet is disconnected from the database so it can be serialized. |
| By default, ResultSet object is non-SCROLLABLE and non-updatable. | By default, the RowSet object is scrollable and updatable. |
| ResultSet object is not a JavaBean object. | RowSet object is a JavaBean object. |
| ResultSet is returned by the executeQuery() method of Statement interface | Rowset extends the ResultSet interface and it is returned by calling the RowSetProvider.newFactory().createJdbcRowSet() method. |
| It is difficult to PASS ResultSet from one class to ANOTHER class as it has a connection with the database. | It is EASIER to pass RowSet from one class to another class as it has no connection with the database. |
