Monolithic vs Microservice

The choice between monolithic and microservice architecture significantly impacts the design, development, and maintenance of software applications. Here’s a detailed comparison:

Monolithic Architecture

A monolithic architecture is a single, unified software application where all the components and functionalities are tightly coupled and run as a single service.
Fig-01: Monolithic Architecture

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Disadvantages

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Microservice Architecture

A microservice architecture structures an application as a collection of loosely coupled, independently deployable services.
Fig-02: Microservice Architecture

Structure

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Summary