AWS Lambda
Lambda runs your code without servers to manage.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Run code without managing servers, pay only for compute time
Who should look elsewhere
Cold starts can affect latency
Pros
- +Industry-standard serverless platform
- +Integrates with entire AWS ecosystem
- +Scales automatically to any load
- +Pay only for compute time used
- +Supports many languages and runtimes
Cons
- −Cold starts can affect latency
- −Complex pricing model
- −15-minute execution time limit
- −Debugging can be challenging
- −Vendor lock-in with AWS services
Key features
- ✓Serverless compute
- ✓Event-driven
- ✓Auto-scaling
- ✓Pay-per-use
- ✓Multiple runtimes
- ✓AWS integration
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | $0 | month | 1M free requests/month; 400,000 GB-seconds compute; Never expires |
| Pay-as-you-go | $0.2 | month | $0.20 per 1M requests; $0.0000166667/GB-second (x86); Memory from 128 MB to 10 GB |
| Graviton2 (ARM) | $0.16 | month | 34% better price performance; $0.0000133334/GB-second; Same functionality as x86 |
| Savings Plans | $17 | year | 1 or 3 year commitment; Compute Savings Plans; Flexible across regions |