AWS Lambda vs Microsoft Azure Functions
Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives
Features
AWS Lambda
Category
Hosted
FaaS
Edge
Microsoft Azure Functions
Category
Hosted
N/A
FaaS
Edge
AWS Lambda
Container Deployment
Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure Functions
Container Deployment
Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes
AWS Lambda
Supported Runtimes
.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript
Microsoft Azure Functions
Supported 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
Microsoft Azure Functions
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
Min. Memory
1536 MB
Max. Memory
4096 MB
Default Timeout
5 min
Max. Timeout
10 min
Request Payload
100 MB
Response Payload
100 MB
AWS Lambda
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
25
Points of Presence
N/A
Microsoft Azure Functions
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
8 Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
100+
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