Microservices architecture promotes the development of applications, as suites of small, independent, loosely coupled services. Because of its numerous advantages (e.g., scalability, reliability, faster development cycles, easier maintenance of individual services, etc., detailed in this article), it has gained significant traction in the software industry lately and organizations are building their applications following microservices architecture. However, it comes with a few pitfalls as well.

Recently while working on a use case at work, I observed the other side of microservices architecture, i.e., microservices proliferation. This article is an attempt to detail the pitfalls associated with the excessive creation of microservices (microservices proliferation), offering insights on their causes, implications, and potential strategies for mitigation.

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