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AWS Lambda@Edge vs Fly.io
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Features

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
Compute
N/A
CaaS
DBaaS
PaaS
Edge
API Gateway

Fly.io 
Category

Hosted
N/A
FaaS
N/A
Compute
CaaS
DBaaS
PaaS
Edge
N/A
API Gateway

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Fly.io 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Supported Runtimes

.NET
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust

Fly.io 
Supported Runtimes

.NET
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust

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

Fly.io 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
256 MB
Max. Memory
32 GB
Default Timeout
60 s
Max. Timeout
5 min
Request Payload
200 KB
Response Payload

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Compliance

BAA
DPA
GDPR
HIPAA
PHIPA
SOC2

Fly.io 
Compliance

BAA
DPA
GDPR
HIPAA
PHIPA
SOC2

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Regional Availability

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

Fly.io 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional + Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, MEA, APAC
Points of Presence
16, 5, 8, 1, 5

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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
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
128 MB
Min. Memory
256 MB
10 GB
Max. Memory
32 GB
5 sec
Default Timeout
60 s
30 sec
Max. Timeout
5 min
6 MB
Request Payload
200 KB
6 MB
Response Payload
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
Global
Deployment Scope
Regional + Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, MEA, APAC
600+
Points of Presence
16, 5, 8, 1, 5
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

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