# AWS Lambda vs AWS Serverless Application Repository Comparison | | AWS Lambda | AWS Serverless Application Repository | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 1,027 | 13 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (41.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (50.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### AWS Lambda Pros: - Ease of Use (47 reviews) - Scalability (35 reviews) Cons: - Resource Limitations (36 reviews) - Difficult Debugging (17 reviews) ### AWS Serverless Application Repository **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | AWS Lambda | AWS Serverless Application Repository | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (729 reviews) | 8.9 (6 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (737 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (389 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (284 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (668 reviews) | 7.7 (5 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (276 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.3 (676 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### AWS Lambda #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### AWS Serverless Application Repository #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **AWS Lambda** | 8.5/10 | 576 | | **AWS Serverless Application Repository** | 8.2/10 | 6 | #### Development | Feature | AWS Lambda | AWS Serverless Application Repository | |---|---|---| | **Application Deployment** | 8.9 (464 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | | **Development Tools** | 8.4 (453 reviews) | 7.0 (5 reviews) | | **Development Environment** | 8.3 (448 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | | **Language Support** | 8.5 (436 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Testing** | 8.0 (434 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | #### Database | Feature | AWS Lambda | AWS Serverless Application Repository | |---|---|---| | **Database Management** | 8.3 (360 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Analytics** | 8.3 (369 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Auto Scaling** | 9.1 (417 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Backup / Recovery** | 8.4 (341 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Storage** | 8.4 (357 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Infrastructure | Feature | AWS Lambda | AWS Serverless Application Repository | |---|---|---| | **Networking** | 8.6 (375 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | | **Virtual Machines** | 8.3 (342 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security** | 8.8 (399 reviews) | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | AWS Lambda | AWS Serverless Application Repository | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 22.1% | 50.0% | | **Mid-Market** | 36.2% | 25.0% | | **Enterprise** | 41.7% | 25.0% | ### By Industry #### AWS Lambda - **Computer Software:** 22.9% - **Information Technology and Services:** 20.1% - **Financial Services:** 8.3% - **Internet:** 2.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.7% - **Retail:** 2.6% - **Insurance:** 2.2% - **Education Management:** 2.0% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.0% - **Telecommunications:** 1.8% - **Other:** 32.6% #### AWS Serverless Application Repository - **Computer Software:** 25.0% - **Higher Education:** 16.7% - **Transportation/Trucking/Railroad:** 8.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 8.3% - **Insurance:** 8.3% - **Food & Beverages:** 8.3% - **Financial Services:** 8.3% - **Chemicals:** 8.3% - **Accounting:** 8.3% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to AWS Lambda - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews) - [Google App Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-app-engine/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (216 reviews) - [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (147 reviews) - [Azure App Service](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-app-service/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (94 reviews) - [PythonAnywhere](https://www.g2.com/products/pythonanywhere/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (80 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3998 reviews) - [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Azure Functions](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-functions/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (212 reviews) - [SAP Integration Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-integration-suite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (329 reviews) ### Alternatives to AWS Serverless Application Repository - [Azure Functions](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-functions/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (212 reviews) - [Plesk](https://www.g2.com/products/plesk/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (277 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3998 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [SAP Business Technology Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-business-technology-platform/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (417 reviews) - [Google App Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-app-engine/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (216 reviews) - [Kinsta](https://www.g2.com/products/kinsta/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1454 reviews) - [Cloudways](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudways/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1125 reviews) - [Hostinger](https://www.g2.com/products/hostinger/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (802 reviews) - [SAP Integration Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-integration-suite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (329 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### AWS Lambda - Title: [What is AWS Lambda used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-aws-lambda-used-for) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "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..." - Title: [Is AWS lambda a container?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-aws-lambda-a-container) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "yes" - Title: [What is AWS Lambda built on?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-aws-lambda-built-on) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Each lambda function is packaged in its own container running on Linux. You can write your lambda function using a variety of languages such as Python, Java,..." - Title: [How does AWS Lambda work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-aws-lambda-work) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Lambda is a Serverless service, Behind the scene, there are containers running, When you trigger a lambda a container spins up and your code is executed. The..." - Title: [What is AWS Lambda good for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-aws-lambda-good-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Using AWS Lambda, we can schedule jobs of required scripts on regular interval to run, which is directly indicates to automation" ### AWS Serverless Application Repository No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/aws-lambda-vs-aws-serverless-application-repository)