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# AWS Lambda vs Google Cloud TPU Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**AWS Lambda**
No pricing available

**Google Cloud TPU**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**AWS Lambda**
2 monthsFaster

Based on 45 responses

**Google Cloud TPU**
3 months

Based on 6 responses

Return on Investment

**AWS Lambda**
10 months

Based on 40 responses

**Google Cloud TPU**
10 months

Based on 5 responses

Perceived Cost

**AWS Lambda**
$$$$$

**Google Cloud TPU**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**AWS Lambda**
12%

**Google Cloud TPU**
Not enough reviews yet

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**AWS Lambda**
[
Ease of Use (47)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1529198&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Scalability (35)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1528838&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Resource Limitations (36)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1529148&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Debugging (17)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1528761&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Google Cloud TPU**
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Ease of Use (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-tpu/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2442701&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Scalability (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-tpu/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2442602&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Learning (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-tpu/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2442526&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-tpu/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2442643&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**AWS Lambda**
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Airtable

](https://www.g2.com/products/airtable/reviews)[

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Amazon API Gateway

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-api-gateway/reviews)[

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Amazon Aurora

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews)[

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Amazon CloudWatch

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudwatch/reviews)[
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**Google Cloud TPU**
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Colaboratory for G Suite

](https://www.g2.com/products/colaboratory-for-g-suite/reviews)[

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Google Cloud Storage

](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-storage/reviews)[

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Jax

](https://www.g2.com/products/github-jax/reviews)[

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PyTorch

](https://www.g2.com/products/pytorch/reviews)[
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**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**AWS Lambda**

9.0

9.0752

**Google Cloud TPU**

8.9

8.928

Ease of Use

**AWS Lambda**

8.7

8.7763

**Google Cloud TPU**

9.2

9.229

Ease of Setup

**AWS Lambda**

8.6

8.6415

**Google Cloud TPU**

9.2

9.228

Ease of Admin

**AWS Lambda**

8.5

8.5293

**Google Cloud TPU**

9.2

9.218

Quality of Support

**AWS Lambda**

8.6

8.6687

**Google Cloud TPU**

8.7

8.726

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**AWS Lambda**

8.9

8.9285

**Google Cloud TPU**

9.2

9.217

Product Direction (% positive)

**AWS Lambda**

9.3

9.3695

**Google Cloud TPU**

8.8

8.829

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Machine Learning

Not enough data

9.3

15

Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)

8.5

603

Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
41.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
41.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
21.2%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
21.2%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![AWS Lambda](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476482/aws-lambda.svg "AWS Lambda")](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews)
AWS Lambda

Computer Software
23.0%

Information Technology and Services
20.3%

Financial Services
8.1%

Internet
2.7%

Hospital & Health Care
2.6%

Other
43.2%

[![Google Cloud TPU](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_5ce1baadf28da9a4ff7dfef94752a5f9/google-cloud-tpu.jpg "Google Cloud TPU")](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-tpu/reviews)
Google Cloud TPU

Financial Services
12.1%

Education Management
9.1%

Banking
6.1%

Computer & Network Security
6.1%

Computer Software
6.1%

Other
60.6%

Alternatives

**AWS Lambda Alternatives**

 ![DigitalOcean](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6028813119dc32d698afd6e25ff33d5b/digitalocean.svg "DigitalOcean")

[
DigitalOcean
](/products/digitalocean/reviews)

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Red Hat OpenShift
](/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews)

 ![Google App Engine](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b2d88b067230ff34b2d848af5e8f64d5/google-app-engine.svg "Google App Engine")

[
Google App Engine
](/products/google-app-engine/reviews)

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[
Heroku
](/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews)

**Google Cloud TPU Alternatives**

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[
scikit-learn
](/products/scikit-learn/reviews)

 ![XGBoost](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_57dd97ecbc77b248c077fd49ed91e856/xgboost.png "XGBoost")

[
XGBoost
](/products/xgboost/reviews)

 ![Amazon Personalize](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_dd674051aa4dc7d0dfc8b7737b799e0b/amazon-personalize.jpg "Amazon Personalize")

[
Amazon Personalize
](/products/amazon-personalize/reviews)

 ![DigitalOcean](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6028813119dc32d698afd6e25ff33d5b/digitalocean.svg "DigitalOcean")

[
DigitalOcean
](/products/digitalocean/reviews)

## AWS Lambda vs Google Cloud TPU

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

- Reviewers felt that AWS Lambda meets the needs of their business better than Google Cloud TPU.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google Cloud TPU is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS Lambda over Google Cloud TPU.