AWS Lambda vs Fastly Compute@Edge

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

Features

AWS Lambda
Service Types

Functions
Database
Edge Compute

Fastly Compute@Edge
Service Types

Functions
Database
Edge Compute

AWS Lambda
Functions Runtimes

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

Fastly Compute@Edge
Functions Runtimes

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

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@Edge
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@Edge
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@Edge
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
72

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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
Wasm

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
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
72

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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