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AWS Lambda@Edge vs Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
Compare Categories, Runtimes, Pricing, Regions and Alternatives

Features

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
CaaS
Edge

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
CaaS
Edge

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Container Deployment

Docker

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Container Deployment

Docker

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Supported Runtimes

.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Supported Runtimes

.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

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

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
32 GB
Default Timeout
60 sec
Max. Timeout
24 h
Request Payload
32 MB
Response Payload
32 MB

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Compliance

CSA STAR
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
ISO 27017
ISO 27018
ISO 27701
MTCS
PCI DSS
SOC 1
SOC 2
SOC 3

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Compliance

CSA STAR
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
ISO 27017
ISO 27018
ISO 27701
MTCS
PCI DSS
SOC 1
SOC 2
SOC 3

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Regional Availability

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

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
NA, CH, APAC, EU, MENA
Points of Presence
2, 9, 8, 2, 1

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Compare Features, Languages, Execution Limits and Alternatives

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
.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
128 MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
10 GB
Max. Memory
32 GB
5 sec
Default Timeout
60 sec
30 sec
Max. Timeout
24 h
6 MB
Request Payload
32 MB
6 MB
Response Payload
32 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
Global
Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
NA, CH, APAC, EU, MENA
600+
Points of Presence
2, 9, 8, 2, 1
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

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