Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda clearly comes out ahead of Azure Functions on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. AWS Lambda has a free tier; Azure Functions does not.
| Overview |  AWS LambdaEvent-driven serverless compute service that runs code at any scale. | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Amazon Web Services | Microsoft |
| 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 | azure-functions |
|---|---|---|
| $0.0000000309 Per Gb-Second For Additional Ephemeral Storage | ||
| 1 Million Executions Monthly Free Grant | ||
| $0.0000166667 Per Gb-Second Of Compute Time (Tiered Pricing Applies) | ||
| 400,000 Gb-Seconds Monthly Free Grant | ||
| $0.008 Per Gb For Http Response Streaming | ||
| Always Ready Instances | ||
| $0.20 Per 1 Million Requests | ||
| Dedicated Hosting | ||
| 1 Million Free Requests Per Month | ||
| Dual-Billing Model (On-Demand And Always Ready) | ||
| 100 Gb Of Http Response Streaming Per Month (First 6Mb Per Request Free) | ||
| High-Performance | ||
| 400,000 Gb-Seconds Of Compute Time Per Month | ||
| No Cold Starts | ||
| 512 Mb Of Ephemeral Storage | ||
| Pay-As-You-Go | ||
| Serverless | ||
| Shared With Other App Service Applications | ||
| Virtual Network Connectivity | ||
| Vnet Integration |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, AWS Lambda comes out ahead overall, though Azure Functions can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
AWS Lambda offers a free tier; Azure Functions does not currently list one.
