Product Decisions This Supports

Build vs Buy: Choose Spiral over custom solutions or generic frameworks when building high-performance, long-running services; its modular architecture and DI container reduce development time and technical debt compared to reinventing core infrastructure.
Use Cases: Ideal for microservices, RPC systems, high-throughput APIs, and applications requiring background processing (queues/jobs) with minimal latency.
Roadmap Alignment: Supports scaling infrastructure efficiently via RoadRunner integration, enabling cost-effective resource utilization and future-proofing for evolving traffic patterns without over-provisioning.

When to Consider This Package

✅ Adopt when:
- Building stateful, high-throughput services needing persistent workers (e.g., real-time APIs, event-driven systems).
- Prioritizing PSR compliance, decoupled components, and testability for long-term maintainability.
- Operating in a microservices environment where low-latency and efficient resource usage are critical.
❌ Avoid when:
- Developing simple CRUD applications where Laravel/Symfony’s ecosystems offer faster prototyping.
- Team lacks experience with Spiral’s patterns or has tight deadlines for onboarding.
- Projects rely solely on traditional PHP-FPM deployments without need for long-running processes.

Executives: "Spiral slashes infrastructure costs by 30–50% through RoadRunner’s efficient resource usage, while