Choosing Between Choreography and Orchestration
Compare the two saga styles head-to-head and learn concrete criteria for picking choreography or orchestration for a given workflow.
Two Ways to Run a Saga
You have met both saga styles. Now the practical question: which one should you use? The choice shapes coupling, visibility, and operability of your whole workflow.
Quick Refresher
Choreography: services react to each other's events, no central brain. Orchestration: a central orchestrator explicitly tells each service what to do next.
All lessons in this course
- What is the Saga Pattern?
- Choreography Saga Explained
- Orchestration Saga Explained
- Choosing Between Choreography and Orchestration