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Jul 24, 2020 · Fundamentals

Why Raft Beats Paxos and EPaxos: A Deep Dive into Distributed Consensus

This article explores the evolution of distributed consensus—from Paxos to Multi‑Paxos, Raft, and EPaxos—examining their mechanisms, understandability, efficiency, availability, and suitable scenarios, while providing comparative analysis and thought‑provoking questions for practitioners in modern cloud systems.