AWS Lambda@Edge vs Amazon Cloudfront Functions
Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives
Features
AWS Lambda@Edge
Service Types
Functions
Edge Compute
Amazon Cloudfront Functions
Service Types
Functions
Edge Compute
AWS Lambda@Edge
Supported Runtimes
JavaScript
Node.js
Python
Amazon Cloudfront Functions
Supported Runtimes
JavaScript
Node.js
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
Amazon Cloudfront Functions
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
Min. Memory
2 MB
Max. Memory
2 MB
Default Timeout
∞
Max. Timeout
~1 ms
Request Payload
10 KB
Response Payload
10 KB
AWS Lambda@Edge
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
600+
Amazon Cloudfront Functions
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
13
Points of Presence
600+
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