| S. No. | Recursive Descent Parsing | Predictive Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Uses recursive routines to parse. | Uses a parsing table for parsing. |
| 2. | Converts production rules into code directly. | Constructs a parsing table based on grammar rules. |
| 3. | Does not build a parsing table. | Constructs a parsing table beforehand. |
| 4. | Does not use First and Follow sets explicitly. | Utilizes First and Follow sets to build parsing table. |