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Technology Decisions

Making Technology Decisions

The technical choices made early decide whether a project scales or stalls. These guides break down stack selection, architecture trade-offs, and build-vs-buy decisions in plain language, so you can commit with confidence.

8 guides in this topic

Multi-Tenant SaaS Architecture: Row-Level Security vs. Schema-Per-Tenant

The two main approaches to multi-tenancy in SaaS products — row-level security and schema-per-tenant — with an honest comparison of when each makes sense, performance characteristics, migration costs, and the decision framework senior teams actually use.

12 min readMar 2026

Stripe Billing for SaaS: Subscriptions, Usage-Based Pricing, and the Edge Cases That Break Things

A practical guide to implementing Stripe billing in a SaaS product — covering subscription models, metered usage, free trials, dunning, proration, and the specific edge cases that break billing implementations and cause revenue leakage.

11 min readMar 2026

When to Get SOC 2 Certified: The Decision Guide for SaaS Founders

A clear-eyed guide for SaaS founders deciding whether — and when — to pursue SOC 2 certification. What it costs, how long it takes, and the question you have to answer honestly before you start.

11 min readMar 2026

When to Move from a Monolith to Microservices

A practical framework for founders and engineering leads deciding whether to split their monolith — the three real signals that it's time, the signs it's too early, and the distributed systems complexity you'll be taking on if you do.

12 min readMar 2026

When to Run a Penetration Test (And What to Expect)

A practical guide for SaaS founders who've been told they need a penetration test — what's actually involved, when it's worth the investment, how to read the results, and what to do with them.

11 min readMar 2026

Medusa vs Shopify vs Saleor: Headless Commerce Compared

A detailed comparison of Medusa, Shopify (Hydrogen), and Saleor for headless e-commerce — features, pricing, flexibility, and which platform fits different business types.

12 min readFeb 2026

Supabase vs Firebase: Complete Comparison for Developers

A detailed comparison of Supabase and Firebase — database, authentication, real-time features, pricing, vendor lock-in, and which backend-as-a-service makes sense for different project types.

12 min readFeb 2026

Vercel vs AWS vs Railway: Where to Deploy Your Web Application

A practical comparison of deployment platforms — Vercel, AWS, Railway, Fly.io, and others. Cost, complexity, scalability, and when each platform is the right choice.

11 min readFeb 2026
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