---
title: "What is the difference between Retry and Circuit Breaker in Polly, and when should you use each one?"  
description: "What is the difference between Retry and Circuit Breaker in Polly, and when should you use each one?"  
author: "Yogendra  Mohan"  
published: 2026-08-13  
updated: 2026-08-13  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/117046/what-is-the-difference-between-retry-and-circuit-breaker-in-polly-and-when-should-you-use-each-one  
category: "technology"  
tags: ["tech", ".net programming", "c#"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

---

# What is the difference between Retry and Circuit Breaker in Polly, and when should you use each one?

## What is the difference between Retry and Circuit Breaker in Polly, and when should you use each one?


---

Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/117046/what-is-the-difference-between-retry-and-circuit-breaker-in-polly-and-when-should-you-use-each-one

Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.