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AWS Lambda vs AWS Lambda@Edge

On the evidence we track, AWS Lambda leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★AWS Lambda67
AWS Lambda@Edge56
Score
Vioscale score
AWS Lambda67 / 100medium · 73%updating
AWS Lambda@Edge56 / 100medium · 63%updating
Pricing
Free tier
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Model
AWS Lambdafreemium
AWS Lambda@Edgecommercial
Price level
AWS Lambdalow
AWS Lambda@Edgeunknown
Transparent
AWS Lambda✗
AWS Lambda@Edge✗
Integrations
Count
AWS Lambda220
AWS Lambda@Edge1
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Fedramp
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Gdpr
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Hipaa
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Iso27001
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Pci
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Soc2
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Reliability
Status page
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Execution substrate
AWS Lambda-
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Language / runtime breadth
AWS LambdaPython, Node.js, Java, C#, Go, Ruby, custom runtimes
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs
AWS Lambda-
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Scale
Scale to zero
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Performance
Cold-start profile
AWS LambdaProvisioned concurrency
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Limits
Max execution duration
AWS Lambda-
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Integration
Event source breadth
AWS Lambda220+ AWS services including S3, DynamoDB, Kinesis, SQS, API calls, event streams
AWS Lambda@EdgeCloudFront events (viewer request, viewer response, origin request, origin respo
HTTP endpoint trigger
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓
Cron / scheduled invocations
AWS Lambda-
AWS Lambda@Edge✗
State
Durable state / workflow primitive
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge-
Deployment
Hosting
AWS LambdaCloud only
AWS Lambda@EdgeCloud only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✗
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge-

What each one is

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

AWS Lambda

Leader

A serverless compute service that automatically scales in response to demand and reduces to zero during idle periods. Execute code triggered by events from AWS services and external applications with built-in security, monitoring, and support for multiple programming languages.

Independently observed

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

Pricing

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

AWS Lambda

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Pay-per-use billing with free tier included.

as of verify ↗

AWS Lambda@Edge

Usage-based

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

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✓
AWS Lambda@Edge–
CLI
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS Lambda✓
AWS Lambda@Edge✓

Integrations

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

AWS Lambda

Leader
8 total
  • AWS S3
  • AWS DynamoDB
  • AWS Kinesis
  • AWS SQS
  • AWS EventBridge
  • Amazon MSK
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • AWS X-Ray
Independently observed

AWS Lambda@Edge

1 total
  • CloudFront
Independently observed

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