AWS Lambda vs Azure Functions
Head-to-head comparison · Compute
At a glance
- AWS Lambda has the lower starting price — $0.0309 per 1M GB-seconds vs $4.00 per 1M GB-seconds.
- Only AWS Lambda offers a free tier.
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AWS Lambda
AWS
AWS Lambda executes functions in response to events, handling the underlying infrastructure entirely so you only deploy code. It scales automatically from a few requests to thousands per second, making it ideal for APIs,…
CATEGORY
Compute
PRICING
See pricing page
FREE TIER
Available
TIER
free
Always free tier available
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Azure Functions
Microsoft Azure
Azure Functions handles event-driven serverless workloads across .NET, Node.js, Python, Java, and PowerShell. It scales automatically to process triggers without managing underlying infrastructure, making it suitable for…
CATEGORY
Compute
PRICING
Pay-as-you-go
FREE TIER
None
TIER
pay-as-you-go
Pricing Tiers
AWS LAMBDA
Free Tier
Free/month
On-Demand
$17.00/1M GB-seconds
On-Demand
$0.4082/hour
On-Demand
$0.3696/hour
On-Demand
$0.5535/hour
On-Demand
$0.0441/hour
On-Demand
$0.0348/hour
On-Demand
$0.2000/1M requests
AZURE FUNCTIONS
Consumption
$16.00/1M GB-seconds
Free Tier
Free/month
On-Demand
$0.1730/hour
On-Demand
$16.00/1M GB-seconds
On-Demand
$4.00/1M GB-seconds
On-Demand
$26.00/1M GB-seconds