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AWS Lambda

Overview

What is AWS Lambda?

AWS Lambda is a serverless computing platform that lets users run code without provisioning or managing servers. With Lambda, users can run code for virtually any type of app or backend service—all with zero administration. It takes of requirements to…

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AWS Lambda for developers

9 out of 10
May 12, 2021
AWS Lambda serves various purpose accross teams
1. We mainly use AWS Lambda when we have very short time to productionise code and have …
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Pricing

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128 MB

$0.0000000021

Cloud
Per 1 ms

1024 MB

$0.0000000167

Cloud
Per 1 ms

10240 MB

$0.0000001667

Cloud
Per 1 ms

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

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Product Details

What is AWS Lambda?

AWS Lambda is a serverless computing platform that lets developers run code without provisioning or managing servers. With Lambda, users can run code for virtually any type of app or backend service—all with zero administration. It takes care of requirements to run and scale code with high availability. Users pay only for the compute time they consume—there is no charge when their code is not running.

Developers uploading to Lambda don’t have to deal with their code’s environment. It’s a “serverless” service which lets outside code or events invoke functions. Lambda doesn’t store data, but it allows access to other services which do. Users can set up their code to automatically trigger from other AWS services or call it directly from any web or mobile app.

AWS Lambda Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

AWS Lambda is a serverless computing platform that lets users run code without provisioning or managing servers. With Lambda, users can run code for virtually any type of app or backend service—all with zero administration. It takes of requirements to run and scale code with high availability.

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of AWS Lambda are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Michael Jenkins | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • We have simplified log fiie ingestion using Lambda functions. The return has been less time worrying about getting logs from source to ingestion; one the process is in place the team is nearly 100% hands off.
  • We have begun taking a more API focused approach by using API Gateway as the interface to business processes and Lambda as the back end compute. Moving away from server based back ends places us on a path to reducing overall spend in compute costs.
  • Lambda functions allow us to easily interface with third party services through APIs. This simplifies access management since the function can be granted permissions and access to the function can be gated with API keys and other authentication methods.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • AWS Lambda has allowed us to decommission several legacy API gateway application servers as we moved our synchronization processes into the cloud, reducing our management time and equipment spend.
  • Using AWS Lambda instead of a dedicated EC2 instance has helped us save hundreds of cloud hosting dollars every month.
  • The flexibility of AWS Lambda's wide range of supported programming languages has enabled our entire development team to take advantage of serverless infrastructure without the need to invest in learning a platform-specific language, saving time and increasing productivity.
November 16, 2019

AWS Lambda for Education

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • AWS Lambda is a necessary tool for teaching students how to create Alexa skills.
  • For students' low-volume use, AWS Lambda is free. That's good.
  • There are several ways to misstep when creating an AWS Lambda function. Students have trouble with that, and it requires time and effort to diagnose their errors.
Jesse Bickel, MS - PMP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • We see a positive impact on actually developer moral because they are given language freedom.
  • We have also seen a positive impact in reducing the time needed to deploy Rest APIs within a project schedule. Our deployments are quicker and it helps shorten our critical paths.
  • We have seen a small negative impact on monitoring and S3 triggers. They do not always seem to work so you have to pay a little closer attention then we would wish to ensure smooth operation.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The cost savings of Lambda usage (when done right) can't be overstated
  • Decentralizing architecture and logic can come at a higher development cost or learning curve
  • Working with Lambdas is pretty fun when you think about all the things you don't have to deal with server-wise
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