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Compare AWS Lambda and IBM Cloud Functions 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (64.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
AWS Lambda
Star Rating
(971)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AWS LambdaIBM Cloud Functions
Star Rating
(14)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (64.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM Cloud FunctionsAWS Lambda vs IBM Cloud Functions
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found AWS Lambda easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with IBM Cloud Functions.
- Reviewers felt that AWS Lambda meets the needs of their business better than IBM Cloud Functions.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that AWS Lambda is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS Lambda over IBM Cloud Functions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Lambda
No pricing availableIBM Cloud Functions
No pricing availableFree Trial
AWS Lambda
No trial information availableIBM Cloud Functions
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
687
7.9
12
Ease of Use
8.6
693
8.1
13
Ease of Setup
8.5
345
8.0
5
Ease of Admin
8.5
278
8.7
5
Quality of Support
8.5
629
7.9
13
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
270
8.7
5
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
638
6.8
11
Features by Category
Development
8.9
434
7.7
8
8.3
431
8.3
8
8.3
431
8.1
9
8.5
422
8.5
9
7.9
418
8.5
9
Database
8.3
350
8.3
9
8.3
354
8.3
9
9.0
392
8.7
9
8.4
337
8.0
9
8.4
350
8.7
9
Infrastructure
8.6
370
7.8
9
8.4
340
8.9
9
8.8
388
8.1
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Lambda and IBM Cloud Functions are categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Unique Categories
AWS Lambda has no unique categories
IBM Cloud Functions has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Lambda
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Cloud Functions
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
23.0%
Information Technology and Services
19.5%
Financial Services
8.6%
Internet
2.9%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
43.2%
Computer Software
21.4%
Insurance
14.3%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Hospital & Health Care
14.3%
Retail
7.1%
Other
28.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is AWS lambda a container?
3 Comments
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?
2 Comments
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 built on?
2 Comments
PK
AWS Lambda is built on top of AWS’s fully managed compute infrastructure, using container‑based technology under the hood. It runs your code inside...Read more
IBM Cloud Functions has no discussions with answers
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