Serverless vs Traditional Backend The decision between a serverless and a traditional backend might affect development time, scalability, and cost. Let's investigate the best times for each. Serverless is Best When: You have intermittent workloads (sporadic traffic). You want rapid development and less infrastructure management. You need automatic scaling for unpredictable traffic. Examples: image processing, scheduled tasks, webhook handlers. Traditional Backend is Best When: Long-running processes are required. You need full control over infrastructure and servers. Low latency is critical for all requests. Examples: gaming servers, high-performance APIs, real-time data pipelines. Comparison Table: Feature Serverless Traditional Backend Infrastructure Managed by cloud Managed by you Scaling Automatic Manual/Configured Pricing ...
