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At a Glance
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Star Rating
(195)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Star Rating
(962)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AWS Lambda
AI Generated Summary
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  • Users report that AWS Elastic Beanstalk excels in application deployment with a score of 8.8, providing a seamless experience for developers looking to manage their applications easily. In contrast, AWS Lambda also scores 8.8 but is often highlighted for its serverless architecture, which allows for automatic scaling without the need for manual intervention.
  • Reviewers mention that AWS Lambda shines in auto-scaling capabilities, achieving a score of 9.0, which is higher than AWS Elastic Beanstalk's score of 8.6. This feature is particularly beneficial for applications with variable workloads, as it automatically adjusts resources based on demand.
  • G2 users indicate that AWS Elastic Beanstalk offers a more comprehensive development environment with a score of 8.2, which includes support for multiple programming languages and frameworks. Conversely, AWS Lambda, while also supporting various languages, is often seen as more limited in terms of development tools, scoring 8.3.
  • Users on G2 report that AWS Lambda's analytics capabilities are superior, with a score of 8.3 compared to AWS Elastic Beanstalk's 7.7. This is particularly important for users who need real-time insights into their application performance and usage patterns.
  • Reviewers say that both products have comparable security features, each scoring 8.7. However, AWS Elastic Beanstalk is noted for its ease of integration with existing security protocols, making it a preferred choice for enterprises with stringent security requirements.
  • Users report that AWS Elastic Beanstalk's quality of support, scoring 8.4, is slightly lower than AWS Lambda's 8.6. Many users appreciate the responsive support team of AWS Lambda, which is crucial for troubleshooting issues in a serverless environment.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
No pricing available
AWS Lambda
No pricing available
Free Trial
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
No trial information available
AWS Lambda
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
148
9.0
680
Ease of Use
8.5
147
8.6
686
Ease of Setup
8.2
74
8.5
338
Ease of Admin
8.1
68
8.5
276
Quality of Support
8.1
130
8.5
623
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
65
8.9
268
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
143
9.4
631
Features by Category
Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.4
102
8.5
525
Development
8.8
86
8.9
430
8.0
82
8.4
427
8.2
82
8.3
431
8.2
78
8.5
419
8.1
80
7.9
417
Database
8.1
76
8.3
349
7.8
80
8.3
354
8.6
86
9.0
386
8.3
80
8.4
337
8.5
81
8.4
348
Infrastructure
8.5
82
8.6
370
8.7
83
8.4
340
8.8
83
8.8
388
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
AWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS Lambda are categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Unique Categories
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk has no unique categories
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
34.3%
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
21.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
42.6%
Reviewers' Industry
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Computer Software
23.4%
Information Technology and Services
18.9%
Financial Services
4.6%
Automotive
4.0%
Marketing and Advertising
3.4%
Other
45.7%
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Computer Software
23.1%
Information Technology and Services
19.2%
Financial Services
8.6%
Internet
3.0%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
43.3%
Alternatives
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk Alternatives
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Azure App Service
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AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda Alternatives
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
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Red Hat OpenShift
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Google App Engine
Google App Engine
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Salesforce Heroku
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Discussions
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk Discussions
Any late 2019 updates you wanna add? Did they got better on the stack upgrade communication? Any ne
4 Comments
Suvarna V.
SV
This is very helpful especially for beginners who are looking towards learning about the stack in depth. Keep sharing more information like this, Thanks...Read more
What is AWS Elastic Beanstalk used for?
1 Comment
Ashutosh S.
AS
AWS Elastic Beanstalk is used for deploying and scaling web applications within minutes.Read more
Should you use Elastic Beanstalk?
1 Comment
Shubham K.
SK
Definitely. This way, you only have to worry about your application and data, and nothing else.Read more
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda Discussions
Is AWS lambda a container?
3 Comments
Gana  N.
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
Vishwa R.
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
Abilio H.
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