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AWS Lambda@Edge vs Google Cloud Functions

On the evidence we track, AWS Lambda@Edge leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

AWS Lambda@Edge full profile →Google Cloud Functions full profile →
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★AWS Lambda@Edge66
Google Cloud Functions48
Score
vioscaleAI score
AWS Lambda@Edge66 / 100medium · 73%
Google Cloud Functions48 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Model
AWS Lambda@Edgefreemium
Google Cloud Functionsfreemium
Price level
AWS Lambda@Edgelow
Google Cloud Functionslow
Transparent
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions✗
Integrations
Count
AWS Lambda@Edge2
Google Cloud Functions3
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions–
Fedramp
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions–
Gdpr
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Hipaa
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions–
Iso27001
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions–
Pci
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions–
Soc2
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions–
Trust center
AWS Lambda@Edgehttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
Google Cloud Functions–
Reliability
Status page
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
AWS Lambda@Edge5 items
Google Cloud Functions7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for serverless & edge platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Execution substrate
AWS Lambda@EdgeMicroVM
Google Cloud Functions-
Language / runtime breadth
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Google Cloud Functions-
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions-
Scale
Scale to zero
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Performance
Cold-start profile
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Google Cloud Functions-
Limits
Max execution duration
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Google Cloud Functions-
Integration
Event source breadth
AWS Lambda@EdgeCloudFront events (viewer request, viewer response, origin request, origin respo
Google Cloud FunctionsEvent-driven (Google Cloud products and third-party services)
HTTP endpoint trigger
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Cron / scheduled invocations
AWS Lambda@Edge✗
Google Cloud Functions-
State
Durable state / workflow primitive
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Google Cloud Functions-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Google Cloud Functions✓
Deployment
Hosting
AWS Lambda@EdgeCloud only
Google Cloud FunctionsCloud + self-hosted
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing
AWS Lambda@Edge✗
Google Cloud Functions-
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Google Cloud Functions✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

AWS Lambda@Edge

Leader

A CloudFront feature that executes serverless code at AWS edge locations worldwide, reducing latency and enabling dynamic content delivery without provisioning or managing origin infrastructure

Independently observed

Google Cloud Functions

A fully managed serverless platform that executes your code in response to HTTP requests or cloud events, with automatic scaling and pricing based on actual execution duration.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

AWS Lambda@Edge

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based: $0.20 per million requests; duration costs vary by memory allocation. Free tier: 1 million requests and 400,000 GB-seconds per month.

as of verify ↗

Google Cloud Functions

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing. Free tier: 2M+ requests/month. $300 free credits for new customers.

  • Pay-as-you-goFree
    • Pay only for execution time
    • No charges when idle
    • Automatic scaling
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
AWS Lambda@Edge–
Google Cloud Functions✓
CLI
AWS Lambda@Edge–
Google Cloud Functions✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Google Cloud Functions✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

AWS Lambda@Edge

Leader
2 total
  • CloudFront
  • Kinesis
Independently observed

Google Cloud Functions

6 total
  • Google Cloud products
  • third-party services
  • Firebase
  • Google Cloud
  • Stripe
  • Twilio
Independently observed
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