Fly.io vs AWS Lambda

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

Features

Fly.io
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
Edge Compute
API as a Service

AWS Lambda
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
Edge Compute
API as a Service

Fly.io
Functions Runtimes

.Net
.NET
C#
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript

AWS Lambda
Functions Runtimes

.Net
.NET
C#
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript

Fly.io
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

AWS Lambda
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

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
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
Compliance

BAA
DPA
GDPR
HIPAA
PHIPA
SOC2

AWS Lambda
Compliance

BAA
DPA
GDPR
HIPAA
PHIPA
SOC2

Fly.io
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional + Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, MEA, APAC
Points of Presence
16, 5, 8, 1, 5

AWS Lambda
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
25
Points of Presence
N/A

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
.NET
C#
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

256 MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
32 GB
Max. Memory
10 GB
60 s
Default Timeout
5 s
5 min
Max. Timeout
900 s
200 KB
Request Payload
6 MB
Response Payload
6 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Regional + Global
Deployment Scope
Regional
NA, LATAM, EU, MEA, APAC
Regions
25
16, 5, 8, 1, 5
Points of Presence
N/A

Sustainabilty

Green Energy