AWS Lambda@Edge vs Fly.io

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

Features

AWS Lambda@Edge
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
Edge Compute
API as a Service

Fly.io
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
Edge Compute
API as a Service

AWS Lambda@Edge
Functions Runtimes

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

Fly.io
Functions Runtimes

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

AWS Lambda@Edge
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Fly.io
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

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

Alternatives are matched on service types, programming languages and container support

Compare Features, Languages, Execution Limits and Alternatives

Service Types

Installable Platform
Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
IaC
Edge Compute
Local Emulator
API as a Service

Functions Runtimes

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

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

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