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title: "Discussion on \"Throttling vs Rate Limiting in Distributed Systems\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Throttling vs Rate Limiting in Distributed Systems\". Clarifying the subtle but important differences between throttling (slowing down) and rate limiting (rejecting) requests."
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/throttling-vs-rate-limiting-in-distributed-systems/68d3dcf41fbf5c9f899977fb"
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# [Throttling vs Rate Limiting in Distributed Systems](https://blog.felipefr.dev/throttling-vs-rate-limiting-in-distributed-systems?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Clarifying the subtle but important differences between throttling (slowing down) and rate limiting (rejecting) requests.

Sep 24, 2025 · 17 min read · blog.felipefr.dev  
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-   [#backpressure](https://hashnode.com/tag/backpressure)
-   [#load-balancing](https://hashnode.com/tag/load-balancing)
-   [#rate-limiting](https://hashnode.com/tag/rate-limiting)
-   [#resilience](https://hashnode.com/tag/resilience)
-   [#throttling](https://hashnode.com/tag/throttling)

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