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AWS Lambda vs. IBM Cloud Functions

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AWS Lambda

357 Reviews and Ratings

IBM Cloud Functions

57 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AWS Lambda

    Score8.6 out of 10
    		N/AAWS 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.

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    Per 1 ms

    IBM Cloud Functions

    Score8 out of 10
    		N/AIBM Cloud Functions is a PaaS platform based on Apache OpenWhisk. With it, developers write code (“actions”) that respond to external events. Actions are hosted, executed, and scaled on demand based on the number of events coming in. No servers or infrastructure to provision and manage.

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    Pricing
    AWS LambdaIBM Cloud Functions
    Editions & Modules
    128 MB
    $0.0000000021
    Per 1 ms
    1024 MB
    $0.0000000167
    Per 1 ms
    10240 MB
    $0.0000001667
    Per 1 ms
    Basic Cloud Functions Rate
    $0.00017
    per second of execution
    API Gateway Rate
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AWS LambdaIBM Cloud Functions
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AWS LambdaIBM Cloud Functions
    Considered Both Products
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    IBM
    Verified User
    Chose IBM Cloud Functions
    AWS Lambda is 100 times more robust than IBM cloud functions. They essentially do the same thing, but AWS works. AWS is stable. we have had epic failures with cloud functions. Support was horrible. We literally had an open ticket with them for 2 months and it literally went …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose IBM Cloud Functions
    AWS Lambda might be more suited for larger scaled companies looking to consistently access similar features at a higher volume/frequency, but for smaller teams with a limited budget, IBM's Cloud Functions are a competitive choice
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose IBM Cloud Functions
    IBM Cloud Functions are native to IBM Cloud and are easy to integrate into other IBM Cloud applications.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AWS LambdaIBM Cloud Functions
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of AWS Lambda and IBM Cloud Functions
    Feature
    AWS Lambda
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    IBM Cloud Functions
    -
    Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of AWS Lambda and IBM Cloud Functions
    Feature
    AWS Lambda
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    IBM Cloud Functions
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards6.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Function as a Service (FaaS)
    Comparison of Function as a Service (FaaS) features of AWS Lambda and IBM Cloud Functions
    Feature
    AWS Lambda
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    IBM Cloud Functions
    -
    Ratings
    Programming Language Diversity9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Runtime API Authoring8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Function/Database Integration8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    DevOps Stack Integration6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AWS LambdaIBM Cloud Functions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (48 ratings)
    3.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (20 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)