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AWS Lambda vs Fastly Compute
Compare Categories, Runtimes, Pricing, Regions and Alternatives

Features

AWS Lambda 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
DBaaS
IaC
Edge

Fastly Compute 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
DBaaS
IaC
Edge

AWS Lambda 
Supported Runtimes

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

Fastly Compute 
Supported Runtimes

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

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

Fastly Compute 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
129 MB
Default Timeout
50 ms
Max. Timeout
2 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

AWS Lambda 
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

Fastly Compute 
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

AWS Lambda 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
25
Points of Presence
N/A

Fastly Compute 
Regional Availability

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

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript
WASI supporting SDKs
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
128 MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
10 GB
Max. Memory
129 MB
5 s
Default Timeout
50 ms
900 s
Max. Timeout
2 min
6 MB
Request Payload
5 MB
6 MB
Response Payload
5 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
Regional
Deployment Scope
Global
25
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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