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Microsoft Azure Functions vs AWS Lambda

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

Features

Microsoft Azure Functions
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

AWS Lambda
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

Microsoft Azure Functions
Supported Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

AWS Lambda
Supported Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Microsoft Azure Functions
Supported Runtimes

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

AWS Lambda
Supported Runtimes

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

Microsoft Azure Functions
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
1536 MB
Max. Memory
4096 MB
Default Timeout
5 min
Max. Timeout
10 min
Request Payload
100 MB
Response Payload
100 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

Microsoft Azure Functions
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
8 Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
100+

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

Supported Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Supported Runtimes

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

Supported Frameworks

Supported Frameworks

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

1536 MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
4096 MB
Max. Memory
10 GB
5 min
Default Timeout
5 s
10 min
Max. Timeout
900 s
100 MB
Request Payload
6 MB
100 MB
Response Payload
6 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

8 Global
Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
25
100+
Points of Presence
N/A

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

Alternatives are matched on service types, programming languages and container support.

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