Tightly coupled systems are more flexible in adding new components, whereas loosely coupled systems require careful configuration to add new components

Loosely coupled systems require components to share data directly with each other, whereas tightly coupled systems store data in a central repository

In a tightly coupled architecture, components are tightly connected and dependent on each other, whereas in a loosely coupled architecture, components can operate independently

Tightly coupled architectures are designed for scalability, whereas loosely coupled systems focus on maintaining high availability