| Capability | ScaleMule | DIY (AWS / GCP) |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-tenant auth with API keys | AWS Cognito + custom RBAC | |
| Tenant-aware database query patterns | Custom middleware per query | |
| Real-time event mesh (pub/sub, webhooks) | SNS/SQS + API Gateway + Lambda | |
| Object storage with signed URLs | S3 + CloudFront + signing logic | |
| Function orchestration with workload controls | Lambda + Step Functions | |
| Rate limiting and abuse review | API Gateway throttling + WAF | |
| Audit logging for sensitive actions | CloudTrail + custom logging | |
| Single SDK for all services | 5+ AWS SDK integrations |
What this means in practice
Building a multi-tenant backend from scratch requires integrating 5+ AWS services, writing custom tenant isolation middleware, and maintaining RBAC policies across every endpoint.
ScaleMule provides all of this through a single SDK and API. Tenant isolation, auth, events, storage, and functions are built in — so your team ships product logic instead of infrastructure glue.
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