What are the disadvantages of using stored procedures?

• Vendor Lock-In: Stored procedures use database-specific syntax, making it harder

to migrate to different database platforms.

• Complexity: As business logic grows within stored procedures, they can become

difficult to maintain and debug.

• Performance: While stored procedures can be optimized, poorly written ones can

hurt performance.

• Limited Flexibility: Stored procedures are less flexible compared to application

code, and they cannot easily handle more complex logic that might be easier in a

high-level programming language.

• Testing: Stored procedures are harder to test and debug in isolation compared to

application code.