Compare monolithic vs microservices request latency. Monolith: in-process calls ~1 µs. Microservices: network calls ~1–10 ms each. For N service calls, added latency = N × (RTT + processing).
Enter the values for the scenario you are assessing. Compare monolithic vs microservices request latency. Monolith: in-process calls ~1 µs. Microservices: network calls ~1–10 ms each. For N service calls, added latency = N × (RTT + processing). Use the monolith vs microservices latency result to inform your calculation.