Compare AWS Lambda and Azure App Service

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At a Glance
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Star Rating
(1,020)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Azure App Service
Azure App Service
Star Rating
(94)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure App Service

AWS Lambda vs Azure App Service

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure App Service easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Azure App Service meets the needs of their business better than AWS Lambda.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure App Service is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure App Service over AWS Lambda.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Lambda
No pricing available
Azure App Service
No pricing available
Free Trial
AWS Lambda
No trial information available
Azure App Service
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
725
9.1
75
Ease of Use
8.7
733
8.8
76
Ease of Setup
8.6
385
9.1
42
Ease of Admin
8.5
283
8.8
40
Quality of Support
8.6
664
8.9
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
275
8.9
35
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
672
9.4
74
Features by Category
Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.5
572
8.9
23
Development
8.9
460
9.4
21
8.3
451
9.1
20
8.3
445
8.9
19
8.5
435
9.1
21
8.0
433
8.5
20
Database
8.3
358
8.7
17
8.3
368
8.5
19
9.0
414
8.8
20
8.4
341
8.7
17
8.4
357
8.9
19
Infrastructure
8.6
374
8.5
19
8.3
342
8.7
18
8.8
398
9.4
19
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Azure App Service
Azure App Service
AWS Lambda and Azure App Service are categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Unique Categories
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda has no unique categories
Azure App Service
Azure App Service is categorized as API Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.6%
Azure App Service
Azure App Service
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
40.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
19.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
40.2%
Reviewers' Industry
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Computer Software
23.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.1%
Financial Services
8.3%
Internet
2.8%
Hospital & Health Care
2.7%
Other
43.2%
Azure App Service
Azure App Service
Information Technology and Services
28.7%
Computer Software
21.8%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.6%
Oil & Energy
4.6%
Financial Services
3.4%
Other
36.8%
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AWS Lambda
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Azure App Service
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Discussions
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda Discussions
What is AWS Lambda used for?
3 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
Is AWS lambda a container?
3 Comments
What is AWS Lambda built on?
2 Comments
Josh B.
JB
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,...Read more
Azure App Service
Azure App Service Discussions
Which one of the following is a key feature of Azure app services?
1 Comment
Shahrukh K.
SK
Auto scaling Deployment swap Ease of configuration Allow custom configuration at best Integration with other service easly like azure devops etc Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Azure App Service has no more discussions with answers