Tech Stack Evaluation

When to Use

• Comparing frontend/backend frameworks or libraries for new projects
• Evaluating cloud providers (AWS vs Azure vs GCP) for specific workloads
• Planning technology migrations with risk and effort assessment
• Calculating TCO including hidden costs; making build vs. buy decisions
• Assessing open-source library viability and ecosystem health

Do NOT use when: the decision is trivial (use team preference), the technology is already mandated, or this is an emergency production issue.

Context Required

From startup-context: product type, team skills, tech stack, stage, scale, budget. Also ask:

• What problem are you solving? (push back on solution-first thinking)
• Non-negotiable requirements (performance, compliance, team familiarity)
• Team experience with each option and timeline pressure (tight deadlines favor familiar tools)
• Growth expectations that affect scalability requirements