Compare AWS Lambda and Express.js

At a Glance
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Star Rating
(989)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Express.js
Express.js
Star Rating
(132)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Express.js

AWS Lambda vs Express.js

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Express.js easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with AWS Lambda overall.

  • AWS Lambda and Express.js both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Express.js is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS Lambda over Express.js.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Lambda
No pricing available
Express.js
No pricing available
Free Trial
AWS Lambda
No trial information available
Express.js
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
701
9.0
114
Ease of Use
8.6
708
8.9
115
Ease of Setup
8.5
360
9.2
30
Ease of Admin
8.5
281
8.7
24
Quality of Support
8.6
641
8.7
96
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
273
8.6
20
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
652
9.3
115
Features by Category
JavaScript Web FrameworksHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
8.8
95
JavaScript Frameworks
Not enough data
9.4
93
Not enough data
9.2
91
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
9.2
82
Not enough data
8.0
60
Not enough data
8.5
66
Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.5
547
Not enough data
Development
8.9
440
Not enough data
8.3
437
Not enough data
8.3
431
Not enough data
8.5
425
Not enough data
7.9
420
Not enough data
Database
8.3
353
Not enough data
8.3
357
Not enough data
9.0
403
Not enough data
8.4
338
Not enough data
8.4
355
Not enough data
Infrastructure
8.6
370
Not enough data
8.4
341
Not enough data
8.8
391
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Express.js
Express.js
AWS Lambda and Express.js share no categories
Unique Categories
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda is categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Express.js
Express.js is categorized as JavaScript Web Frameworks
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
42.1%
Express.js
Express.js
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
62.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
12.5%
Reviewers' Industry
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Computer Software
23.0%
Information Technology and Services
19.7%
Financial Services
8.4%
Internet
2.9%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
43.3%
Express.js
Express.js
Computer Software
33.6%
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Internet
6.3%
Program Development
3.9%
Higher Education
3.9%
Other
29.7%
Alternatives
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda Alternatives
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
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Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
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Google App Engine
Google App Engine
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Salesforce Heroku
Heroku
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Express.js
Express.js Alternatives
EJS
EJS
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ember.js
ember.js
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Backbone.js
Backbone.js
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Ext JS
Ext JS
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Discussions
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?
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
What is AWS Lambda good for?
2 Comments
Sai Nikhil Reddy K.
SK
Using AWS Lambda, we can schedule jobs of required scripts on regular interval to run, which is directly indicates to automationRead more
Express.js
Express.js Discussions
What is express JS good for?
2 Comments
Fabrizio G.
FG
Express is a web framework to manage in a simple way web application/APIs. It makes it simple to manage HTTP routing, handling stuff like authentication,...Read more
What are the features of Express?
1 Comment
Fabrizio G.
FG
express is a Node.js framework made to simplify developing web apps. Without express it must be used the Node.js native 'http' module, making quite verbose...Read more
What is difference between node JS and express JS?
1 Comment
Atishay J.
AJ
NodeJS is the server-side runtime environment to run JS files outside the browser. ExpressJS is a small framework that sits on top of Nodejs to simplify API...Read more