AWS Lambda@Edge vs Akamai EdgeWorkers

Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives

Features

AWS Lambda@Edge
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

AWS Lambda@Edge
Functions Runtimes

JavaScript
Node.js
Python

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Functions Runtimes

JavaScript
Node.js
Python

AWS Lambda@Edge
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

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

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

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

AWS Lambda@Edge
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
600+

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Points of Presence
11, 2, 6, 6

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Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
Framework
Edge Compute
Local Emulator
API as a Service

Functions Runtimes

JavaScript
Node.js
Python

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

128 MB
Min. Memory
64 MB
10 GB
Max. Memory
128 MB
5 s
Default Timeout
10 s
30 s
Max. Timeout
1 min
6 MB
Request Payload
5 MB
6 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Compliance Certificates

Certificates

Regional Availability

Global
Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
600+
Points of Presence
11, 2, 6, 6

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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