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What is the learning curve for adopting Catalyst versus Restate for existing Dapr users?
Restate has its own SDK and runtime, requiring learning a new model. For teams familiar with Dapr, Catalyst builds on Dapr Workflows, so the learning curve is lower—you already understand the building blocks. Catalyst adds agent runners, identity, and MCP policy on top, which are new concepts but align with Dapr's distributed application patterns. Restate is a separate ecosystem with different primitives.
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