VPC Networking Options

VPC Lattice

When deciding between creating a resource gateway or a service network in AWS, it's important to understand their distinct purposes and use cases:

1. Resource Gateway:

   • Use when you want to share specific resources (like databases or clusters) from one VPC with other VPCs or accounts.

   • Ideal for scenarios where you need direct, secure access to individual resources without load balancing.

   • Useful when you want to maintain control over resource access and visibility.

2. Service Network:

   • Use when you want to create a network of services that can communicate with each other across multiple VPCs or accounts.

   • Beneficial for complex architectures where you need to manage multiple services and their interactions.

   • Provides a more scalable approach for service-to-service communication.

Key considerations:

• If you're a SaaS provider wanting to share specific resources with customers, a resource gateway might be more appropriate.

• If you're building a distributed application with multiple interconnected services, a service network could be more suitable.

• Consider using a service network if you need features like service discovery, load balancing, and centralized management of multiple services.

• Resource gateways are typically simpler to set up for straightforward resource sharing scenarios.