AWS Lambda vs Fly.io
Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives
Features
AWS Lambda
Service Types
Hosted
FaaS
Compute
N/A
CaaS
DBaaS
PaaS
API Gateway
Fly.io
Service Types
Hosted
N/A
FaaS
N/A
Compute
CaaS
DBaaS
PaaS
API Gateway
AWS Lambda
Supported Containers
Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes
Fly.io
Supported Containers
Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes
AWS Lambda
Supported Runtimes
.Net
.NET
C#
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript
Fly.io
Supported Runtimes
.Net
.NET
C#
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
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
Fly.io
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
Min. Memory
256 MB
Max. Memory
32 GB
Default Timeout
60 s
Max. Timeout
5 min
Request Payload
200 KB
Response Payload
∞
AWS Lambda
Compliance
BAA
DPA
GDPR
HIPAA
PHIPA
SOC2
Fly.io
Compliance
BAA
DPA
GDPR
HIPAA
PHIPA
SOC2
AWS Lambda
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
25
Points of Presence
N/A
Fly.io
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
Regional + Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, MEA, APAC
Points of Presence
16, 5, 8, 1, 5
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