There’s definitely some complexity inherent in microservices which isn’t inherent in monoliths, but that doesn’t mean a net increase in a given microservice rel

There’s definitely some complexity inherent in microservices which isn’t inherent in monoliths, but that doesn’t mean a net increase in a given microservice relative to an equivalent monolith because microservices disincentivize other kinds of complexity (which monoliths don’t disincentivize) as mentioned above. The net complexity may well be (and often is IME) less for a microservice than for an otherwise similar monolith. In addition to this net complexity discussion, microservices also have security, scalability, and reliability benefits.