AWS SNS vs SQS: The Dynamic Duo Developers Need to Know About

AWS SNS vs SQS: The Dynamic Duo Developers Need to Know About

 

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When building distributed systems on AWS, two messaging services often emerge as key players: Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) and Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS). While both are designed to decouple and scale microservices, their use cases and core architectures differ significantly. Understanding when and how to use them together or separately can elevate the reliability and flexibility of your cloud-native applications.