Scaling Issues — Products Ranked

Products that fail when teams or data grow beyond certain limits

147 reports across 122 products

#1
Chroma
- Not designed for production scale (1M+ vectors)
- Memory constraints - index must fit in RAM
- Single-node architecture - no distributed scaling
3 reportsView Chroma
#2
Meilisearch
- Service jams with large datasets (30M+ docs)
- Only searches first 100k of 1M+ records
- Storage bloat: 10MB data becomes 200MB indexed
3 reportsView Meilisearch
#3
Supabase
- Real-time subscription limits cause dropped connections
- Database hits connection limits as user base grows
- Edge Functions cold starts and execution limits
3 reportsView Supabase
#4
3ds Max
- Heavy software requiring expensive hardware
- Long render times for animation/games
2 reportsView 3ds Max
#5
Adobe XD
- Slow performance with large files
- Crashes and instability on Windows
2 reportsView Adobe XD
#6
Airtable
- 50,000 record limit per base blocks growth
- API rate limit of 5 requests/second breaks integrations
2 reportsView Airtable
#7
Cinema 4D
- Slow rendering with complex scenes
- Viewport performance degrades with many objects
2 reportsView Cinema 4D
#8
Coda
- Why is Coda so slow with large tables?
- Coda 'doc too big to sync' - API, cross-doc and Packs break at 125 MB
2 reportsView Coda
#9
CodeSandbox
- Slow performance on larger projects
- Slower startup than StackBlitz
2 reportsView CodeSandbox
#10
Dropbox
- Dropbox using high CPU and RAM with many files
- Problems with Dropbox for Business: admins can't see device sync status
2 reportsView Dropbox
#11
JazzHR
- Limited reporting and analytics capabilities
- Not scalable for larger organizations
2 reportsView JazzHR
#12
JetBrains IntelliJ
- High RAM usage causes system slowdown
- Performance issues on low-spec machines
2 reportsView JetBrains IntelliJ
#13
Jira
- Why is Jira so slow? Multi-second page and board loads
- Third-party plugins cause thread exhaustion
2 reportsView Jira
#14
Make
- Make scenarios time out after 40 minutes
- Make hits rate limits (429) on busy scenarios
2 reportsView Make
#15
Miro
- Large boards become extremely laggy and slow
- Uses excessive RAM, long launching times
2 reportsView Miro
#16
StackBlitz
- AI loses consistency as projects grow
- Resource and memory limitations
2 reportsView StackBlitz
#17
Typesense
- High RAM requirements - data must fit in memory
- Indexing only 65-100K docs/minute on large datasets
2 reportsView Typesense
#18
VS Code
- High memory usage and lag with extensions
- Struggles with large monorepo projects
2 reportsView VS Code
#19
Weaviate
- Performance degrades at scale (18M+ objects)
- Memory usage grows heavily with data
2 reportsView Weaviate
#20
WooCommerce
- Performance issues - slows down websites
- Sites crash under moderate traffic
2 reportsView WooCommerce
#21
Xero
- Inventory management lacks depth
- Struggles past 100 employees
2 reportsView Xero
#22
n8n
- n8n runs out of memory on large data and files
- Large n8n workflows become hard to manage
2 reportsView n8n
#23
AWS
- Cost optimization requires dedicated expertise
1 reportView AWS
#24
Abstract
- Resource-heavy Mac app consumes significant system resources
1 reportView Abstract
#25
Adobe After Effects
- Requires high-end hardware to run properly
1 reportView Adobe After Effects