Comparison

AWS Lambda@Edge vs Vercel Edge Runtime

On the evidence we track, Vercel Edge Runtime leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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AWS Lambda@Edge56

★Vercel Edge Runtime70

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS Lambda@Edge	Vercel Edge RuntimeLeader
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 63%updating	70 / 100medium · 68%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	3
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=edge-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	2,769
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	913
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	728,627
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	0
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

AWS Lambda@Edge56 / 100medium · 63%updating

Vercel Edge Runtime70 / 100medium · 68%updating

Pricing

Free tier

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Model

AWS Lambda@Edgecommercial

Vercel Edge Runtimecommercial

Price level

AWS Lambda@Edgeunknown

Vercel Edge Runtimelow

Transparent

AWS Lambda@Edge✗

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Integrations

Count

AWS Lambda@Edge1

Vercel Edge Runtime3

Security

Disclosure policy

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Fedramp

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime–

Gdpr

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Hipaa

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Iso27001

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Pci

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Soc2

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Vulnerabilities

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge RuntimeCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=edge-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge Runtime99.99

Status page

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge Runtime2,769

Github stars

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge Runtime913

Package downloads weekly

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge Runtime728,627

Activity

Commits last 30d

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge Runtime0

Release

History

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge Runtime20 items

License

Spdx

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge RuntimeMIT

Language

Primary

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge RuntimeTypeScript

Market

Availability

AWS Lambda@EdgeAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Vercel Edge RuntimeAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Serverless & Edge Platforms
Capability	AWS Lambda@Edge	Vercel Edge Runtime
Core
Execution substrate	-	-
Language / runtime breadth	-	JavaScript, TypeScript, Python; framework-aware for Next.js and other frameworks
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs	✓	✓
Scale
Scale to zero	✓	✓
Performance
Cold-start profile	-	-
Limits
Max execution duration	-	-
Integration
Event source breadth	CloudFront events (viewer request, viewer response, origin request, origin respo	-
HTTP endpoint trigger	✓	✓
Cron / scheduled invocations	✗	✓
State
Durable state / workflow primitive	-	-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container	-	✓
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud only	Cloud only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing	✗	✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support	-	✓

Core

Execution substrate

AWS Lambda@Edge-

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Language / runtime breadth

AWS Lambda@Edge-

Vercel Edge RuntimeJavaScript, TypeScript, Python; framework-aware for Next.js and other frameworks

Reach

Runs at global edge PoPs

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Scale

Scale to zero

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Performance

Cold-start profile

AWS Lambda@Edge-

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Limits

Max execution duration

AWS Lambda@Edge-

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Integration

Event source breadth

AWS Lambda@EdgeCloudFront events (viewer request, viewer response, origin request, origin respo

Vercel Edge Runtime-

HTTP endpoint trigger

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Cron / scheduled invocations

AWS Lambda@Edge✗

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

State

Durable state / workflow primitive

AWS Lambda@Edge-

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Flexibility

Bring-your-own runtime / container

AWS Lambda@Edge-

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Deployment

Hosting

AWS Lambda@EdgeCloud only

Vercel Edge RuntimeCloud only

Ops

Built-in logs / metrics / tracing

AWS Lambda@Edge✗

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Extensibility

CLI + IaC / framework support

AWS Lambda@Edge-

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

What each one is

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

AWS Lambda@Edge

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

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader

Vercel is a platform for deploying and serving web applications with built-in edge computing, caching, and serverless functions. It provides managed infrastructure for scaling applications globally with automatic deployments from git repositories, observability tools, and integrated security features.

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

Usage-based

Pay-per-use based on compute time consumed; no charge when code is not running

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader

from $0.03/moHybridFree tier

Free Hobby tier with included limits; Pro with usage-based billing starting from per-unit costs for compute, storage, and analytics

HobbyFree
- Vercel Functions
- Image Optimization
- Global CDN
- Analytics (50k events/mo)
Pro$0.05 per 1000 image_transformations + $0.40 per 1000000 image_cache_reads + $0.03 per 1000 analytics_events
- On-demand compute
- Usage credits
- Web Analytics Plus
- Custom events
- Advanced monitoring

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	AWS Lambda@Edge	Vercel Edge Runtime
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

CLI

AWS Lambda@Edge–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Integrations

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

AWS Lambda@Edge

1 total

CloudFront

Independently observed

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader

3 total

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.