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# [Change Feed vs Change Stream: CDC Internals, Reliability, and When to Avoid Each](https://abstractalgorithms.hashnode.dev/change-feed-vs-change-stream?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How DynamoDB Streams, Cosmos DB, CockroachDB, MongoDB, and Debezium capture changes — delivery semantics, ordering, and when not to use CDC.

Apr 17 · 49 min read · abstractalgorithms.hashnode.dev  
Updated Jun 18  
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