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At a Glance
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Star Rating
(1,015)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 Functions
Azure Functions
Star Rating
(211)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Functions

AWS Lambda vs Azure Functions

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Functions easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Azure Functions overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Azure Functions meets the needs of their business better than AWS Lambda.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Functions is the preferred option.
  • When assessing product direction, AWS Lambda and Azure Functions received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Lambda
No pricing available
Azure Functions
No pricing available
Free Trial
AWS Lambda
No trial information available
Azure Functions
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
721
9.1
163
Ease of Use
8.6
729
9.0
165
Ease of Setup
8.6
381
8.8
86
Ease of Admin
8.5
283
8.6
71
Quality of Support
8.6
660
8.7
155
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
275
9.0
66
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
669
9.4
164
Features by Category
Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.5
567
8.7
134
Development
8.9
456
8.9
120
8.3
448
8.7
114
8.3
443
8.8
112
8.5
433
8.7
110
8.0
430
8.5
112
Database
8.3
357
8.5
108
8.3
365
8.6
104
9.0
411
9.1
109
8.4
340
8.7
103
8.4
356
8.7
108
Infrastructure
8.6
373
8.7
104
8.4
341
8.7
97
8.8
396
8.8
110
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Azure Functions
Azure Functions
AWS Lambda and Azure Functions are categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Unique Categories
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda has no unique categories
Azure Functions
Azure Functions has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.6%
Azure Functions
Azure Functions
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
30.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
39.5%
Reviewers' Industry
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Computer Software
23.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Financial Services
8.3%
Internet
2.8%
Hospital & Health Care
2.7%
Other
43.1%
Azure Functions
Azure Functions
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Computer Software
22.7%
Consulting
3.1%
Insurance
3.1%
Financial Services
3.1%
Other
45.4%
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AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda Alternatives
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Azure Functions
Azure Functions Alternatives
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Google App Engine
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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 Functions
Azure Functions Discussions
Is Azure functions PaaS?
2 Comments
D Santhosh K.
DK
Yup, it is.Read more
What compute service does Azure functions provide?
1 Comment
Mohit B.
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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Azure Functions has no more discussions with answers