What is the difference between monolith and microservices?

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Monolith is a single large application while microservices is a collection of small independent services.

Monolith is a traditional approach where the entire application is built as a single unit
Microservices is a modern approach where the application is divided into small independent services
Monolith is tightly coupled and difficult to scale
Microservices are loosely coupled and easy to scale
Monolith has a single point of failure
Microservices have multiple points of failure
Monolith is easier to develop and deploy
Microservices are complex to develop and deploy
Monolith is suitable for small applications
Microservices are suitable for large and complex applications

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