diff --git a/specification/trace/sdk.md b/specification/trace/sdk.md
index 710b23229f7..44c8a935777 100644
--- a/specification/trace/sdk.md
+++ b/specification/trace/sdk.md
@@ -400,6 +400,11 @@ This is an implementation of `SpanProcessor` which passes finished spans
 and the export-friendly span data representation to the configured
 `SpanExporter` as soon as they are finished.
 
+Typically, the simple processor will be most suitable for use in testing and/or
+in scenarios where creating multiple threads is not desirable, since batching
+span processors will typically be threaded in order to pass spans on to exporters
+in the background.
+
 **Configurable parameters:**
 
 * `exporter` - the exporter where the spans are pushed.
@@ -410,6 +415,9 @@ This is an implementation of `SpanProcessor` which creates batches of finished
 spans and passes the export-friendly span data representations to the
 configured `SpanExporter`.
 
+Typically, the batching processor will be more suitable for production environments
+than the simple processor.
+
 **Configurable parameters:**
 
 * `exporter` - the exporter where the spans are pushed.