Checklist
Technology Stack Decision Checklist
A checklist for evaluating a technology stack against your product's actual requirements instead of what's trending.
Use this before committing to a stack — for a new product or when evaluating whether to modernize an existing one.
- Is the data model relational and consistency-critical, or flexible and evolving?
- Does the product need native mobile capability, or does cross-platform cover the real requirement?
- How much of the product is real-time versus request/response?
- What's the team's existing expertise, if hiring in-house alongside an outsourced build?
- What's the realistic timeline, and does a more opinionated framework help hit it?
- What's the hiring pool like for this stack in your target talent market?
- Does the stack have mature, well-documented tooling for your specific requirements (payments, real-time, AI)?
- Is there a clear reason for this choice beyond "it's popular right now"?
See our related article, How to Choose the Right Technology Stack, for the reasoning behind each of these questions.