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AWS Lambda

Amazon's original Functions as a Service

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Documentation
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Akamai EdgeWorkers

FaaS at the edge

Website
Documentation
GitHub
Templates

AWS Lambda vs Akamai EdgeWorkers

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Features

AWS Lambda
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

AWS Lambda
Functions Runtimes

.Net
C#
C++
Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
TypeScript

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Functions Runtimes

.Net
C#
C++
Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
TypeScript

AWS Lambda
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
10 GB
Default Timeout
5 s
Max. Timeout
900 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
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
25
Points of Presence
N/A

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

.Net
C#
C++
Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
TypeScript

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
900 s
Max. Timeout
1 min
6 MB
Request Payload
5 MB
6 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Regional
Deployment Scope
Global
25
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
N/A
Points of Presence
11, 2, 6, 6

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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