Saga Pattern - Orchestration

A central orchestrator commands each service step and handles compensation.

transactions

Detailed Description

Orchestration makes the distributed workflow explicit.

It is often easier to operate for complex business processes because state and compensation are visible in one place.

Orchestrator
-> reserve stock
-> charge payment
-> ship order
failure -> compensate

Pros

Visible workflow, easier monitoring

Cons

Coordinator coupling and extra component

Examples: Temporal.io, AWS Step Functions, Conductor, Camunda