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Microservices vs Monolith
When should you choose microservices over a monolithic architecture? What are the trade-offs?
Estimated Time: 45 minutes
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Solution Overview
Monoliths are simpler to start; microservices offer scalability and team autonomy but add operational complexity.
Solution Overview
Monoliths are simpler to start; microservices offer scalability and team autonomy but add operational complexity.
Hints to Get Started
1
Consider your team size and structure
2
Think about deployment and operational maturity
Monolith
cons
- •Scaling limitations
- •Technology lock-in
- •Large codebase
- •Team coupling
pros
- •Simple deployment
- •Easy debugging
- •No network latency
- •ACID transactions
best for
- •Startups
- •Small teams
- •Simple domains
- •Rapid prototyping
Microservices
cons
- •Operational complexity
- •Network issues
- •Data consistency
- •Testing challenges
pros
- •Independent scaling
- •Technology diversity
- •Team autonomy
- •Fault isolation
best for
- •Large organizations
- •Complex domains
- •High scale requirements
- •Multiple teams
Migration Path
Start monolith, extract services as needed (Strangler Fig pattern)