Serverless Framework vs AWS Lambda

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

Features

Serverless Framework
Service Types

Installable Platform
Functions
IaC
Local Emulator

AWS Lambda
Service Types

Installable Platform
N/A
Functions
IaC
Local Emulator

Serverless Framework
Functions Runtimes

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

AWS Lambda
Functions Runtimes

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

Serverless Framework
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

AWS Lambda
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Serverless Framework
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
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

Serverless Framework
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
N/A
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
N/A

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

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

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

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
25
Points of Presence
N/A

Sustainabilty

Green Energy