Comparisons

Trade offs, side by side

Infrastructure choices are rarely right or wrong. These comparisons lay out the criteria that actually decide them.

Library

All comparisons

Elasticity and managed services against IO predictability and steady state cost.

Control and predictability against zero operational overhead.

Current state at reasonable cost against complete history at considerable cost.

Operational simplicity against latency and survivability.

Orchestration benefits against stateful workload realities.

Depth on demand against full internal control.

Durable archives against live database volumes.

Interface and endurance differences that show up under compaction.