Akka Alternatives | Akka to ZIO Migration

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Why migrate from Akka to ZIO?

In September 2022, Lightbend announced the licensing change for the components of the Akka ecosystem. The change would end Akka on Apache 2 license, and with version 2.7.0, start on the Business Source License with a defined pricing scheme.

Only companies with a revenue over $25 mln will be required to pay for the license. These companies will have to analyze their situation and how Akka is critical for their operations and decide which way to go – migrating or buying the license. A similar assessment should be conducted by the companies that are under this limit but have a plan to reach it in the foreseeable future.

unnecessary costs - for example $72,000 USD/year production lincense
no accountability or input from existing contributors & companies using Akka
decrease of community support
possible hiring issues - lack of developers wanting to learn this technology

When to do the Akka to ZIO migration?

Akka, with the Apache 2.0 license, stops at version 2.6.9. You don’t have to switch as long as you are comfortable with running outdated Akka systems. That entails accepting the risks of missing security patches and new features and improvements for future versions. For most projects, it is essential to decide on the migration or buying the license without much delay after the 2.7.0 release. Scalac can help with both.

Why hire an external company to do the migration?

The unique area of expertise that your in-house team has is your business domain. It’s very specific, usually non-repeatable knowledge. On the other hand technology upgrades and migrations are independent of the business knowledge and are repeatable processes. Therefore it is beneficial for your team to focus on bringing business value to the company while letting a specialized external team do the migration in a faster, cheaper, and less risky way.

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What does Scalac bring to the table?

Scalac has been building Akka systems since 2014. With over 100 engineers on board and multiple Lightbend Certified Reactive Architects has a lot of experience and appreciation for the technology. On the other hand, Scalac was involved with ZIO from the beginning (around 2019) and is now partnered with Ziverge to offer development and training using this new technology.

This experience allows Scalac to compose teams with the expertise needed to perform seamless migrations.

 

8 years of experience building Akka systems
over 100 developers
multiple Lightbend Certified Reactive Architects
39 ZIO contributors
experience in commercial ZIO projects
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Partnership with Ziverge

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Scalac is in an official partnership with Ziverge & no. 1 partner ZIO consulting company

How we contributed to ZIO OSS

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ZIO contributors

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Pull requests to the ZIO ecosystem

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ZIO projects with Scalac’s contribution

“Scalac has a selection of very talented professionals. Compared to other vendors we work with, the cost/skills ratio is excellent.”
KAMEL FOUDIL, HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT, BEXIO AG
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