{"id":4633,"date":"2019-02-19T02:10:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T06:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freelancinggig.com\/blog\/?p=4633"},"modified":"2019-02-19T02:10:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T06:10:47","slug":"understanding-monolith-vs-microservices-vs-serverless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freelancinggig.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/19\/understanding-monolith-vs-microservices-vs-serverless\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Monolith vs Microservices vs Serverless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is extremely important to choose the right architecture\nfor any product development to meet all business needs and ensure a great user\nexperience. There are mainly three popular architectures used in the industry,\nand they are monolith, microservices and serverless. Before going into the\nactual development, the developers first choose the right architecture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the last few years, the popularity of serverless\narchitecture is on the rise. There are various serverless computing services\navailable like Azure Functions and AWS Lambda. However, the monolith is from\nthe beginning and still the strong one in the pack. However, there is also\nincreasing interest in microservices where the entire application is divided\ninto several microservices, and they interact with APIs. Let us understand\nthese three architectures in details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Monolith Architecture &#x2013;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The majority of the applications are using the monolith\nstructure. In fact, most of the enterprise applications are totally based on it\nand working great. This structure is very predictable and restricted in terms\nof external interactions. Therefore, it is more secure, but it can collapse\naltogether which is its drawback. Moreover, updating it from time to time is a\nheadache as everything is in the large of a large <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancinggig.com\/blog\/glossary\/block\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>block<\/a>. However, the\ndevelopment is simple and systematic, and there is scope for very little\nerrors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Microservices Architecture &#x2013;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are lots who prefer microservices as it is a bunch of\ninterconnected services. Therefore, the development process can be divided into\na team or multiple teams for smooth application. They can develop, test and\ndeploy separately and independently. The interaction among the modules takes\nplace through APIs. Even modules can be reused, and the technology can be\nupgraded from time to time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the drawback is its complexity. It is a real\nchallenge of the modules to reply to the incoming requests as the overall\napplication grows in use. Therefore, it is preferred for small to medium-sized\napplications that will cater to a selected group of users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Serverless Architecture &#x2013; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a rather infrastructure-free architecture that allows\nany application to run without caring about the server configuration, the\nprogramming languages, the tools, and others. So, you can write your\napplication in any programming language and run it, and the platform will take\ncare of the rest. This increases the possibility of scalability to the greatest\nextent without any issue. Therefore, any new requirement can be added\ninstantly, and any technology can be used to achieve it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apart from these, the use of hybrid infrastructure is also\nnoticeable. The hybrid architecture basically consists of microservices and\nserverless architecture as they are flexible. However, it is not recommended as\nit increases the complexity of maintaining the application effortlessly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deciding Based On Application &#x2013;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out of the three prime architectures, it all depends on your\nrequirements. Three of them are completely different in their approach and\ntherefore, deciding the same is not a problem. If your application is simple\nand clean, the monolith application is the best one. If your application is\ndividable into multiple parts and they can be independent, and you need to\nleverage their service outward through APIs, microservices are the best. For\nthe rest, serverless architecture is always there, and there is a growing\ndemand for the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are ready for a startup and you want to launch your\nproduct as soon as possible, you need to opt for the monolith. This is because\nmonolith architecture development is simple and less time-consuming. There is\nno complexity of distrusted systems and even the deployment time is the least.\nBut if you have to add new features from time to time, the monolith is not a\ngood choice. You may have to transfer your application to microservices to\navoid bottleneck situations in performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, adding new features and deployment will not affect\nthe entire application, and the application will still work if a certain part\nis not working. However, the third option serverless architecture is more based\non deployment rather than development, and that is why it is becoming popular\nwithout affecting the other architectures&#x2019; market share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serverless architecture takes away the headache of provisioning,\nscaling, maintenance as they are self-managed. There is no need for DevOps in\nthe team. In fact, all cloud services are basically serverless architecture.\nBut in serverless architecture, only horizontal scaling is possible. That is\nwhy, at times, you will see companies returning back to the monolith. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is extremely important to choose the right architecture for any product development to meet all business needs and ensure a great user experience. 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