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Akamai EdgeWorkers vs AWS Lambda@Edge
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Features

Akamai EdgeWorkers 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
KV Store
Edge

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
KV Store
N/A
Edge

Akamai EdgeWorkers 
Supported Runtimes

JavaScript
Node.js
Python

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Supported Runtimes

JavaScript
Node.js
Python

Akamai EdgeWorkers 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
64 MB
Max. Memory
128 MB
Default Timeout
10 sec
Max. Timeout
1 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
10 GB
Default Timeout
5 sec
Max. Timeout
30 sec
Request Payload
6 MB
Response Payload
6 MB

Akamai EdgeWorkers 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
N/A
Points of Presence
N/A

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Points of Presence
600+

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Category
Decentralized
Hosted
Self Hosted
BaaS
FaaS
Compute
CaaS
Docker
Managed K8s
DBaaS
KV Store
PaaS
IaC
Edge
Emulator
API Gateway
Container Deployment
Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes
WebAssembly
Supported Runtimes
JavaScript
Node.js
Python
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
64 MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
128 MB
Max. Memory
10 GB
10 sec
Default Timeout
5 sec
1 min
Max. Timeout
30 sec
5 MB
Request Payload
6 MB
5 MB
Response Payload
6 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
Points of Presence
600+
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

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