AWS Lambda vs AWS Lambda@Edge

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

Features

AWS Lambda
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

AWS Lambda@Edge
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

AWS Lambda
Functions Runtimes

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

AWS Lambda@Edge
Functions Runtimes

.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
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

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

AWS Lambda
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
25
Points of Presence
N/A

AWS Lambda@Edge
Regional Availability

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

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
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

128 MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
10 GB
Max. Memory
10 GB
5 s
Default Timeout
5 sec
900 s
Max. Timeout
30 sec
6 MB
Request Payload
6 MB
6 MB
Response Payload
6 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Regional
Deployment Scope
Global
25
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
600+

Sustainabilty

Green Energy