Why Sagas Outperform Distributed Transactions in Microservices

As microservices architectures scale, traditional distributed transactions (2PC) become impractical—synchronous locking prevents independent services from operating efficiently. Sagas replace this with coordinated local transactions and compensating actions, enabling systems built on Kafka and Spring Boot to achieve real-world scalability. Understanding orchestration vs. choreography is essential for debugging and evolving saga implementations in complex environments.