AWS Lambda Reviews & Product Details

AWS Lambda lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers. You pay only for the compute time you consume - there is no charge when your code is not running. With Lambda, you can run code for virtually any type of application or backend service - all with zero administration. Just upload your code and Lambda takes care of everything required to run and scale your code with high availability. You can set up your code to automatically trigger from other AWS services or call it directly from any web or mobile app.

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2 months

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10 months

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Verified User in Renewables & Environment

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/11/2026

"Easy Model Uploads and Smooth Deployments"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS Lambda?

It’s pretty easy to upload models as images and deploy them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lambda?

That it does not support all versions of some libraries, softwares Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shivam S.

AI Data Annotator

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/29/2025

"Effortless Scalability and Pay-As-You-Go Serverless Computing."

4.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Lambda?

AWS Lambda is a game-changer for developers building scalable applications without worrying about infrastructure. The event-driven architecture makes it easy to run code in response to triggers from S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, or custom events. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lambda?

While Lambda is powerful, there are a few limitations to be aware of Cold start latency can affect user-facing performance, especially with non-Node.js/Python runtimes and the timeout limit (15 minutes) may restrict long-running jobs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Lambda solving and how is that benefiting you?

AWS Lambda solves the problem of managing and provisioning servers for running backend code. Traditionally, we had to maintain dedicated servers or containers running 24/7—even for tasks that only needed to run occasionally. This led to high operational costs and unnecessary infrastructure overhead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Neeraj K.

Technical Lead

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/16/2025

"Easy Deployment and Multi-Language Support, but Limited by 15-Minute Timeout"

4.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Lambda?

AWS Lambda is a great service, and what I like most is its support for multiple programming languages. Deployment is also very straightforward, which makes it even more convenient to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lambda?

The maximum allowed timeout is 15 minutes, which means it's only suitable for working with small datasets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Min Thu R.

IT Specialist

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/10/2025

"Serverless Workflow Automation with AWS Lambda and Native Service Integration"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS Lambda?

ASW Lambda has significantly streamlined our operations by enabling scalable, event-driven automation without the need to manage servers-allowing seamless integration with services like S3, DynamoDB, and API Gateway while reducing infrastructure complexity and cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lambda?

While AWS Lambda excels at simplifying serverless deployments, its limitations around cold starts, execution timeouts, and debugging visibility can pose challenges for complex or latency-sensitive workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/9/2025

"Fast, Scalable, and Secure Solution for Rapid Deployment"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS Lambda?

It is the fastest to get your functionality up & running with scalability and security built-in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lambda?

It is not best fitted for JVM languages such as Java, Scala, and so on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arpit T.

Senior Data Scientist

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/16/2025

"Efficient Serverless Computing with Minor Performance Trade-offs"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS Lambda?

It automatically scales and managers servers, which helps me focus solely on code. It's easy to use and implement quickly. Their customer support is amazing. It offers some amazing features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lambda?

Cold-start delays and limited execution time can affect the performance. Sometime I feel integration is a bit tricky. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rajesh J.

Lead Consultant

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/14/2025

"Great for Scheduled Reports and Notifications with AWS Serverless Compute"

4.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Lambda?

It's a serverless compute solution of aws .I used it for report generation and sending notification on schedule Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lambda?

Overall it is good to use for use cases like report generation and sending notification on schedule Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Servio Q.

Software Engineer

Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/16/2025

"Excellent entry point for AWS"

4.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Lambda?

It is a cost-efficient product that allows you to process a number of requests for free and integrate seamlessly with almost any AWS service. All of this can be achieved within 15 minutes of execution, which is more than sufficient for many scenarios. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lambda?

A slow cold start is one of the main drawbacks I dislike about Lambda. I understand it's part of the service's nature, but I'm pretty sure they can find a way to make cold starts faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Lambda solving and how is that benefiting you?

AWS Lambda solves the headache of server management by handling provisioning, scaling, and maintenance, allowing me to focus solely on code. This serverless approach offers automatic scaling and a cost-effective pay-as-you-go model. For me, this translates to increased development speed, reduced operational overhead, optimized costs by paying only for compute time, and improved application resilience, ultimately boosting my productivity and efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nouman S.

Senior Software Engineer

Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/15/2025

"Amazing service by AWS for serverless services"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS Lambda?

Ability to quickly deploy without having any issues like managing servers, you can use it for multiple things like worker for SQS, its very easy to use in multiple languages like NodeJs, Python even Java. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Lambda?

Execution time is max 15 minutes, so, if you have something which will take more time to process like video you can not use it in that case. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.