Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda clearly comes out ahead of AWS Fargate on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. AWS Lambda has a free tier; AWS Fargate does not.
| Overview |  AWS LambdaEvent-driven serverless compute service that runs code at any scale. | AWS FargateServerless compute engine for containers on AWS. |
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Amazon Web Services | Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
AWS Lambda
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| Feature | aws-lambda | aws-fargate |
|---|---|---|
| $0.0000000309 Per Gb-Second For Additional Ephemeral Storage | ||
| Cpu Architecture | ||
| $0.0000166667 Per Gb-Second Of Compute Time (Tiered Pricing Applies) | ||
| Interrupt-Tolerant Amazon Ecs Tasks | ||
| $0.008 Per Gb For Http Response Streaming | ||
| Memory Usage | ||
| $0.20 Per 1 Million Requests | ||
| Operating Systems | ||
| 1 Million Free Requests Per Month | ||
| Storage Resources | ||
| 100 Gb Of Http Response Streaming Per Month (First 6Mb Per Request Free) | ||
| Up To 70% Discount Off Regular Fargate Price | ||
| 400,000 Gb-Seconds Of Compute Time Per Month | ||
| Vcpu Usage | ||
| 512 Mb Of Ephemeral Storage |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, AWS Lambda comes out ahead overall, though AWS Fargate can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
AWS Lambda offers a free tier; AWS Fargate does not currently list one.
