Exploring the Modular Monolith Trend in 2026: Why Are 42% of Enterprises Sticking with Monoliths?

Exploring the Modular Monolith Trend in 2026: Why 42% of Enterprises (and GitHub, Shopify, WhatsApp) Remain Loyal to Monoliths and Optimize Millions in Cloud Costs Over the past decade, Microservices became the “holy grail” of the software industry. Tech conferences, blog posts, and “best practices” all pushed for breaking applications down into hundreds of independent services. However, as the cloud ecosystem matured, a harsh reality emerged: the Microservices Premium is far from cheap. ...

4 min · Tuấn Anh