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Knative vs AWS Lambda@Edge
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Features

Knative 
Category

Hosted
N/A
FaaS
CaaS
Edge

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
CaaS
Edge

Knative 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes

Knative 
Supported Runtimes

Any (container-based)
Node.js
Python

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Supported Runtimes

Any (container-based)
Node.js
Python

Knative 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
N/A
Max. Memory
N/A
Default Timeout
N/A
Max. Timeout
N/A
Request Payload
N/A
Response Payload
N/A

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
10 GB
Default Timeout
5 sec
Max. Timeout
30 sec
Request Payload
6 MB
Response Payload
6 MB

Knative 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
N/A
Points of Presence
N/A

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Points of Presence
600+

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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
Any (container-based)
Node.js
Python
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
10 GB
Default Timeout
5 sec
Max. Timeout
30 sec
Request Payload
6 MB
Response Payload
6 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
Points of Presence
600+
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

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