Diagram of two buckets—one with tokens spilling out, the other leaking water—illustrating rate‑limiting concepts.

Architecting Production Rate Limiters: A Deep Dive into Token Bucket vs. Leaky Bucket Algorithms

A production‑focused guide that compares token bucket and leaky bucket rate limiters, showing how to choose, implement, and observe them at scale.

May 19, 2026 · 8 min · 1664 words · martinuke0
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