Case Study: CommonLit achieves smooth deploys and strong observability with Northflank

CommonLit deploys smoothly during school hours with Northflank

CommonLit, a nonprofit provider of a rigorous literacy curriculum for schools, faced challenges with their previous PaaS platforms, Heroku and another provider. Their small, full-stack engineering team struggled with unreliable daytime deploys that caused disruptions for students and a lack of observability that made debugging difficult. They needed a solution from a vendor like Northflank that could provide smooth deploys, high-fidelity preview environments, and strict handling of student data while operating within their own AWS cloud.

By implementing Northflank, CommonLit gained a reliable platform that runs within their own AWS VPC. The solution provided smooth deploys even during peak traffic, high-fidelity preview environments for every pull request, and strong observability for clear debugging. As a result, the engineering team experienced less stress, could deploy confidently during school hours, and gained a stable foundation that allows them to focus on building product rather than maintaining infrastructure.

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