Industry Research
70% of Microservices Migrations Fail
Gartner research reveals the hidden costs of resume-driven architecture
Source
Gartner
Year
2023
Study Type
Enterprise Survey
Key Findings
- ✓ 70% of microservices migrations fail or are abandoned
- ✓ Average migration cost: $200K-$500K and 18-24 months
- ✓ Microservices require 2-3 engineers per service minimum
- ✓ Distributed systems have 10x more failure modes than monoliths
Why This Matters
Most companies migrate to microservices because they think it's "modern architecture"—not because they actually need it. They have 3 engineers and 50K users, but they want to feel like Netflix (which has 5,000 engineers and 250M users).
ReasonKit's LaserLogic tool catches this fallacy: "Microservices = modern architecture" is resume-driven development, not business-driven development. Your monolith works. Fix it, don't replace it.