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Compare AWS Lambda and Azure Functions 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (40.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
AWS Lambda
Star Rating
(1,082)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AWS LambdaAzure Functions
Star Rating
(285)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure FunctionsSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that AWS Lambda excels in auto-scaling capabilities, with a score of 9.0, while Azure Functions slightly outperforms it with a score of 9.1, indicating that Azure Functions may handle sudden spikes in traffic more efficiently.
- Reviewers mention that Azure Functions offers a more user-friendly setup process, scoring 8.8 compared to AWS Lambda's 8.5, which suggests that new users may find Azure Functions easier to get started with.
- G2 users highlight that Azure Functions provides better language support, scoring 8.7 versus AWS Lambda's 8.4, making it a more versatile choice for developers working with multiple programming languages.
- Users on G2 indicate that both platforms have similar quality of support, each scoring 8.6, but AWS Lambda has a larger community, which may provide additional resources and troubleshooting help.
- Reviewers say that Azure Functions shines in its testing capabilities, with a score of 8.5 compared to AWS Lambda's 7.9, suggesting that Azure Functions may offer more robust tools for ensuring code quality before deployment.
- Users report that both platforms have comparable security features, with Azure Functions scoring slightly higher at 8.8 versus AWS Lambda's 8.7, indicating that Azure may provide a marginally better security framework for sensitive applications.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Lambda
No pricing availableAzure Functions
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AWS Lambda
No trial information availableAzure Functions
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
781
9.1
227
Ease of Use
8.6
789
9.0
229
Ease of Setup
8.5
368
8.9
112
Ease of Admin
8.5
332
8.7
101
Quality of Support
8.6
726
8.7
220
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
323
9.0
96
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
726
9.5
224
Features by Category
Development
8.8
387
8.9
111
8.3
384
8.7
109
8.3
388
8.8
109
8.4
376
8.7
107
7.9
374
8.5
107
Database
8.2
307
8.5
103
8.3
311
8.6
100
9.0
344
9.1
104
8.4
296
8.6
99
8.4
305
8.6
102
Infrastructure
8.7
327
8.7
101
8.3
298
8.7
93
8.7
345
8.8
105
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Lambda and Azure Functions are categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Unique Categories
AWS Lambda has no unique categories
Azure Functions has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Lambda
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure Functions
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
23.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Financial Services
8.4%
Retail
2.6%
Internet
2.6%
Other
43.3%
Information Technology and Services
24.9%
Computer Software
22.6%
Financial Services
3.4%
Insurance
2.6%
Computer & Network Security
2.6%
Other
43.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
AWS Lambda
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ashish D.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It can help us to trigger the services and make the execution process faster.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Biotechnology
Inability to run Ruby code, applications are limited to short run times and require a variety of services
Azure Functions
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Provides a highly reliable and secure fully managed process platform.Thanks to scaling on demand, your code will get the resources you need at the right time, thus avoiding having to do capacity planning.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Research
The user interface navigation, slow, not friendly and tiresome.
Ashish D.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It can help us to trigger the services and make the execution process faster.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Provides a highly reliable and secure fully managed process platform.Thanks to scaling on demand, your code will get the resources you need at the right time, thus avoiding having to do capacity planning.
Verified User in Biotechnology
Inability to run Ruby code, applications are limited to short run times and require a variety of services
Verified User in Research
The user interface navigation, slow, not friendly and tiresome.
Alternatives
Discussions
Is AWS lambda a container?
3 comments
GN
AWS Lambda is an event-driven, serverless computing platform provided by Amazon as a part of Amazon Web Services. It is a computing service that runs code in...Read more
What is AWS Lambda used for?
2 comments
VR
It is used to deply applications. It provides serverless environment which means you only pay the cost for the cost or duration for which the application had...Read more
What is the best way to test locally without additional frameworks like serverless, SAM or Chalice?
1 comment
AH
Depending on the language, you can just write your own wrappers and execute them with the right event object structure and context objects.Read more
What compute service does Azure functions provide?
1 comment
MB
Azure Functions is a serverless compute service provided by Microsoft Azure. It allows developers to build event-driven applications without having to manage...Read more
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