Kubernetes Is Overkill for 99% of Apps (We Run 500k Logs/Day on Docker Compose)

Logtide runs a full observability platform handling 500,000 logs per day with 99.8% uptime using just Docker Compose on a single $14/month server. The team argues most startups don't need Kubernetes complexity, demonstrating how PostgreSQL and simple tooling can power production workloads at scale without the operational overhead of container orchestration.