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AWS Lambda@Edge vs Vercel Functions

On the evidence we track, Vercel Functions leads this comparison with a composite score of 90/100. 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@Edge66
★Vercel Functions90
Score
vioscaleAI score
AWS Lambda@Edge66 / 100medium · 73%
Vercel Functions90 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Model
AWS Lambda@Edgefreemium
Vercel Functionsfreemium
Price level
AWS Lambda@Edgelow
Vercel Functionslow
Starting price
AWS Lambda@Edge–
Vercel Functions$1.20
Transparent
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Integrations
Count
AWS Lambda@Edge2
Vercel Functions–
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Fedramp
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions–
Gdpr
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Hipaa
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Iso27001
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Pci
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Soc2
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
AWS Lambda@Edge–
Vercel Functions99.99
Status page
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
AWS Lambda@Edge5 items
Vercel Functions5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Execution substrate
AWS Lambda@EdgeMicroVM
Vercel Functions-
Language / runtime breadth
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Vercel FunctionsNode.js, Python, Go, and more
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Scale
Scale to zero
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Performance
Cold-start profile
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Vercel FunctionsLow
Limits
Max execution duration
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Vercel Functions-
Integration
Event source breadth
AWS Lambda@EdgeCloudFront events (viewer request, viewer response, origin request, origin respo
Vercel FunctionsHTTP (GET, POST)
HTTP endpoint trigger
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓
Cron / scheduled invocations
AWS Lambda@Edge✗
Vercel Functions-
State
Durable state / workflow primitive
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Vercel Functions-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Vercel Functions-
Deployment
Hosting
AWS Lambda@EdgeCloud only
Vercel FunctionsCloud only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing
AWS Lambda@Edge✗
Vercel Functions✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Vercel Functions✓

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 Functions

Leader

A serverless functions platform for building and deploying API routes, webhooks, and event handlers. Supports multiple runtimes with built-in observability and local testing via CLI.

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-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 ↗

Vercel Functions

Leader
from $1.20/M eventsHybridFree tier

Hobby free tier. Pro monthly subscription with 1M invocations included. Usage-based pricing for overages and add-on services.

  • HobbyFree
    • 12K function invocations/month
    • Image optimization
    • Speed Insights
    • Web Analytics
  • ProMonthly. 1M included invocations. Usage-based overages.
    • 1M function invocations included
    • Usage-based pricing for overages
    • Observability Plus option
    • Multiple runtime support
  • EnterpriseContact sales
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–
Vercel Functions✓
CLI
AWS Lambda@Edge–
Vercel Functions✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Vercel Functions✓

Integrations

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

AWS Lambda@Edge

2 total
  • CloudFront
  • Kinesis
Independently observed

Vercel Functions

Leader

Not documented yet.

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