Software Architect's Handbook

Utility service

Utility services, like entity services, have an agnostic functional context. They contain multi-purpose logic and are highly reusable. The difference between entity services and utility services is that utility services are not associated with a business entity or business logic.

Utility services are concerned with technology-related functions, such as a software system's cross-cutting concerns. Examples include logging, caching, notifications, authentication, and authorization.