--- title: The Micro-Frontend Architecture Handbook | daily.dev description: A comprehensive guide covering four main approaches to micro frontend architecture: iframes with cross-window messaging, Web Components with Shadow DOM,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-micro-frontend-architecture-handbook-ny57eyzsg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Micro-Frontend Architecture Handbook | daily.dev og:description: A comprehensive guide covering four main approaches to micro frontend architecture: iframes with cross-window messaging, Web Components with Shadow DOM,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-micro-frontend-architecture-handbook-ny57eyzsg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NY57EYZSG.png og:image:alt: The Micro-Frontend Architecture Handbook og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Micro-Frontend Architecture Handbook **[freeCodeCamp](https://daily.dev/sources/freecodecamp)** · [@codelikeandrew](https://daily.dev/codelikeandrew) · 33 min read · 434 upvotes · 9 comments ## Summary A comprehensive guide covering four main approaches to micro frontend architecture: iframes with cross-window messaging, Web Components with Shadow DOM, single-spa for orchestrating multiple SPAs, and Module Federation for runtime code sharing. Each method is explained with practical code examples, pros/cons analysis, and real-world use cases. The guide also covers additional tools like Piral, Luigi, and Import Maps, helping developers choose the right approach based on team structure, technical requirements, and deployment needs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@codelikeandrew** · 6 upvotes > Hi everyone! 👋🏼 🤓 Just published this deep dive on **Micro-Frontend Architecture** — and I’d love to hear from you! 💚 > > Which micro-frontend approach do you or your team use in your projects — **iframes**, **Web Components**, **Single-SPA**, **Module Federation**, **Piral**, **Lougi** … or something completely different? > > I’ve built it entirely from my hands-on experience in **Software Development** and **Solution Architecture** — collaborating with diverse teams and tech stacks. But as we all know, the frontend landscape keeps evolving rapidly. > > So, I'd love to learn from you! **Drop your... **@sergeyvolkov** · 2 upvotes > Macro* frontends **@bappy\_here** · 1 upvotes > very informative read, thanks for sharing.... > > a question, if i may.... > > Method #4: Module Federation - Sharing Code at Runtime > > * both product-app and host-app will e in same project structure or they will run from different project? > > thanks and happy coding :) **@clx** · 1 upvotes > Great overview of modern strategies and point on. I like examples and list of tradeoffs for each approach. Unfortunately, we can rarely find a company using micro-frontends in production. Lack of expertise or cost of transition from monoliths are over estimated compared to long term gains. Hope adoption gonna get traction soon , giving teams more freedom and ownership. **@sudouken** · 1 upvotes > Indeed, NOTHING in life is without trade-offs. Everything has a cost, and at least an opportunity cost. 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