Exactly, it doesn't have to be one or the other. So far, i've been using a monolith for core functionality and microservices for independent processing tasks.

Exactly, it doesn't have to be one or the other. So far, i've been using a monolith for core functionality and microservices for independent processing tasks. That way, i can attach as much functionality as i want without bloating the main app and processing scales with demand.