# AWS Lambda, Azure Functions vs Google Cloud Functions Comparison | | AWS Lambda | Azure Functions | Google Cloud Functions | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 1,028 | 212 | 81 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (41.6% of reviews) | Enterprise (39.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (47.4% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | 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) ### Azure Functions Pros: - Ease of Use (9 reviews) - Automation (4 reviews) Cons: - Complexity (4 reviews) - Cost Issues (4 reviews) ### Google Cloud Functions Pros: - Automation (1 reviews) - Cloud Storage (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | AWS Lambda | Azure Functions | Google Cloud Functions | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (730 reviews) | 9.1 (164 reviews) | 8.8 (57 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (738 reviews) | 9.0 (166 reviews) | 8.8 (58 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (390 reviews) | 8.8 (87 reviews) | 9.0 (23 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (285 reviews) | 8.6 (71 reviews) | 8.7 (20 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (669 reviews) | 8.7 (156 reviews) | 8.4 (52 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (277 reviews) | 9.0 (66 reviews) | 8.8 (20 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.3 (677 reviews) | 9.4 (165 reviews) | 9.4 (57 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### AWS Lambda #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Azure Functions #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Google Cloud Functions #### 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 | 577 | | **Azure Functions** | 8.7/10 | 135 | | **Google Cloud Functions** | 8.7/10 | 53 | #### Development | Feature | AWS Lambda | Azure Functions | Google Cloud Functions | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Deployment** | 8.9 (465 reviews) | 8.9 (121 reviews) | 8.7 (47 reviews) | | **Development Tools** | 8.4 (454 reviews) | 8.7 (115 reviews) | 8.9 (46 reviews) | | **Development Environment** | 8.3 (448 reviews) | 8.8 (113 reviews) | 8.6 (45 reviews) | | **Language Support** | 8.5 (437 reviews) | 8.7 (110 reviews) | 8.3 (45 reviews) | | **Testing** | 8.0 (435 reviews) | 8.5 (113 reviews) | 8.4 (45 reviews) | #### Database | Feature | AWS Lambda | Azure Functions | Google Cloud Functions | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Management** | 8.3 (361 reviews) | 8.5 (109 reviews) | 8.6 (44 reviews) | | **Analytics** | 8.3 (369 reviews) | 8.6 (104 reviews) | 8.6 (44 reviews) | | **Auto Scaling** | 9.1 (418 reviews) | 9.1 (110 reviews) | 8.9 (45 reviews) | | **Backup / Recovery** | 8.4 (341 reviews) | 8.7 (103 reviews) | 8.7 (44 reviews) | | **Storage** | 8.4 (357 reviews) | 8.7 (108 reviews) | 8.7 (44 reviews) | #### Infrastructure | Feature | AWS Lambda | Azure Functions | Google Cloud Functions | |---|---|---|---| | **Networking** | 8.6 (375 reviews) | 8.7 (104 reviews) | 8.9 (43 reviews) | | **Virtual Machines** | 8.3 (342 reviews) | 8.7 (97 reviews) | 8.6 (40 reviews) | | **Security** | 8.8 (399 reviews) | 8.8 (110 reviews) | 9.1 (44 reviews) | --- ## 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 | Azure Functions | Google Cloud Functions | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 22.1% | 30.1% | 47.4% | | **Mid-Market** | 36.3% | 30.6% | 22.4% | | **Enterprise** | 41.6% | 39.3% | 30.3% | ### By Industry #### AWS Lambda - **Computer Software:** 22.9% - **Information Technology and Services:** 20.2% - **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% #### Azure Functions - **Information Technology and Services:** 22.6% - **Computer Software:** 22.6% - **Consulting:** 3.1% - **Insurance:** 3.1% - **Financial Services:** 3.1% - **Education Management:** 3.1% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.6% - **Oil & Energy:** 2.6% - **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 2.1% - **Banking:** 2.1% - **Other:** 33.3% #### Google Cloud Functions - **Computer Software:** 18.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 14.5% - **Financial Services:** 6.6% - **Retail:** 5.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.3% - **Computer Networking:** 3.9% - **Information Services:** 3.9% - **Accounting:** 2.6% - **Automotive:** 2.6% - **Banking:** 2.6% - **Other:** 34.2% --- ## 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 (4000 reviews) - [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [SAP Integration Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-integration-suite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (337 reviews) - [IBM Cloud Functions](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-cloud-functions/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (14 reviews) ### Alternatives to Azure Functions - [Google App Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-app-engine/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (216 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4000 reviews) - [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (147 reviews) - [SAP Business Technology Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-business-technology-platform/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (417 reviews) - [AWS Elastic Beanstalk](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (197 reviews) - [SAP Integration Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-integration-suite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (337 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [Cloudways](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudways/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1126 reviews) - [Kinsta](https://www.g2.com/products/kinsta/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1454 reviews) - [Hostinger](https://www.g2.com/products/hostinger/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (804 reviews) ### Alternatives to Google Cloud Functions - [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (147 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4000 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [AWS Elastic Beanstalk](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (197 reviews) - [SAP Business Technology Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-business-technology-platform/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (417 reviews) - [Cloudways](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudways/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1126 reviews) - [Kinsta](https://www.g2.com/products/kinsta/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1454 reviews) - [SAP Integration Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-integration-suite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (337 reviews) - [Hostinger](https://www.g2.com/products/hostinger/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (804 reviews) - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 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" ### Azure Functions - Title: [Is Azure functions PaaS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-azure-functions-paas) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yup, it is." - Title: [What compute service does Azure functions provide?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-compute-service-does-azure-functions-provide) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Azure Functions is a serverless compute service provided by Microsoft Azure. It allows developers to build event-driven applications without having to manage..." ### Google Cloud Functions - Title: [What languages does Google cloud functions support?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-languages-does-google-cloud-functions-support) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/writing" - Title: [What is Google Cloud Functions used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-google-cloud-functions-used-for) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Google Cloud Functions is a serverless compute service provided by Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It allows you to run your code without having to provision or..." - Title: [Which architecture is supported by cloud functions?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-architecture-is-supported-by-cloud-functions) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Google Cloud Functions supports the serverless architecture. Serverless architecture, also known as Function as a Service (FaaS), is a cloud computing..." - Title: [What is the function of Google cloud?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-function-of-google-cloud) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Cloud Functions are serverless, single-purpose, and event-driven solutions. They can also be triggered on HTTP requests. Each request/event is processed by a..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/aws-lambda-vs-azure-functions-vs-google-cloud-functions)