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Google Cloud Functions vs AWS Lambda
Compare Categories, Runtimes, Pricing, Regions and Alternatives

Features

Google Cloud Functions 
Category

Hosted
N/A
FaaS

AWS Lambda 
Category

Hosted
FaaS

Google Cloud Functions 
Supported Runtimes

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

AWS Lambda 
Supported Runtimes

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

Google Cloud Functions 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
8 GB / 32 GiB
Default Timeout
60 sec
Max. Timeout
9 min / 60 min
Request Payload
10 MB / 32 MB
Response Payload
10 MB / 32 MB

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

Google Cloud Functions 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Points of Presence
23 / 40

AWS Lambda 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
25
Points of Presence
N/A

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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
.NET Core
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
128 MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
8 GB / 32 GiB
Max. Memory
10 GB
60 sec
Default Timeout
5 s
9 min / 60 min
Max. Timeout
900 s
10 MB / 32 MB
Request Payload
6 MB
10 MB / 32 MB
Response Payload
6 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
Regional
Deployment Scope
Regional
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Regions
25
23 / 40
Points of Presence
N/A
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

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