Name: AWS Lambda
Rating: 4.7 (818 reviews)

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Updated 13th October 2025

What is AWS Lambda?

AWS Lambda is a cloud-based software that enables users to run code in response to events without provisioning or managing servers. The software automatically manages compute resources and implements triggers based on events such as HTTP requests or file uploads. AWS Lambda supports multiple programming languages, including Python, Node.js, and Java, and integrates with various AWS services to automate workflows and build serverless applications. The software scales automatically based on demand, charges only for compute time consumed, and offers monitoring and logging through AWS CloudWatch. The primary business problem addressed by AWS Lambda is reducing infrastructure management overhead while allowing organizations to focus on application logic and event-driven processes.

Overall experience with AWS Lambda

Sr. Systems Administrator

50M - 250M USD, Media

FAVORABLE

“AWS Lambda Simplifies Cloud Operations But Faces Latency With Large Runtimes”

5.0

Mar 3, 2026

AWS Lambda allows us to do cloud operations like self-service, elasticity, managed runtime etc. without provisioning any infrastructure or resources. It's best for lightweight API's, event-driven backends, automations, workflows and more. You just provide the code and AWS runs it. It also supports multiple runtimes and packages. You can also leverage it for distributed apps as it supports cloud native architecture, and the plus is that you do not need to provision any servers or containers.

Operations Associate

<50M USD, Transportation

CRITICAL

“Powerful Platform Offers Multi-Language Support but Complexity Remains a Concern”

3.0

Apr 21, 2026

overall experience was good, really powerful tool with some limitations.

About Company

Company Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS), established in 2006, is focused on providing essential infrastructure services to businesses globally in the form of cloud computing. The key advantage offered through cloud computing, particularly via AWS, is its capacity to shift fixed infrastructure expenses into flexible costs. Businesses have been able to forgo extensive planning and procurement of servers and other Information Technology (IT) resources, owing to AWS. AWS seeks to provide businesses with prompt and cost-effective access to resources using Amazon's expertise and economies of scale, as and when their business requires. Currently, AWS offers a robust, scalable, economic infrastructure platform on the cloud powering an extensive array of businesses worldwide. It operates across numerous industries with data center locations in various parts of the globe including U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan.

Company Details

Company type

Public

Year Founded

2006

Head office location

Seattle, United States

Number of employees

10001+

Website

http://aws.amazon.com

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AWS Lambda Likes & Dislikes

- No need to manage cluster size or capacity, it does all the scaling for you - No need to do OS patching, that's a relief for admins and platform engineers - It integrates very well with a broad range of AWS services - Provides monitoring where logs integrate with CloudWatch

Deep aws integrations and multiple coding language support

Having a true serverless architecture is something we love the most, since it dramatically reduces admin overheads from an operations perspective. The scalability that it offers is also second to none, which lends itself to development in ways that were not possible 15-20 years ago.

- If you have huge runtimes or packages then there is a noticeable latency - If you do concurrent operations then both complexity and cost jump up - There are some hard limits, like it times out at max 15min

main disadvantages are, complex deployments, 15 minute maximum runtime and AWS limited specific triggers.

Nothing, since it meets all of our current requirements. In an odd way, AWS releases so many features and capabilities that it is sometimes hard to keep up with, though it is a good thing, since it always keeps you on your toes.

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Sr. Systems Administrator
50M-1B USD
Media
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AWS Lambda Simplifies Cloud Operations But Faces Latency With Large Runtimes
5.0
Mar 3, 2026
AWS Lambda allows us to do cloud operations like self-service, elasticity, managed runtime etc. without provisioning any infrastructure or resources. It's best for lightweight API's, event-driven backends, automations, workflows and more. You just provide the code and AWS runs it. It also supports multiple runtimes and packages. You can also leverage it for distributed apps as it supports cloud native architecture, and the plus is that you do not need to provision any servers or containers.
MANAGER
Gov't/PS/Ed
Education
Review Source
Cloud-Native Applications Benefit From Improved Performance and Security With AWS
5.0
Jan 30, 2026
It’s been a great tool for our team because of the features that it offers, supporting faster development, improved performance, and the enhanced security and cost efficiency is great. True serverless compute dramatically reduces admin overheads, and the ability to scale is a game changer to say the least. Hence why we've always been an advocate of using AWS for cloud native applications, rather than using it looking through the lens of how you build systems and applications on premise. It just isn't going to work that way anymore.
Operations Manager
<50M USD
Media
Review Source
Efficient and scalable serverless functions. Most effective when kept short and punchy.
5.0
Jan 29, 2026
Very efficient and scalable for modern tech. It's great for lightweight, event-driven features, but it struggles when you're trying to move fast on traditional web builds.
Engineer
50M-1B USD
Energy and Utilities
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AWS Lambda Simplifies Deployment but Presents Debugging Hurdles With Slow Feedback
5.0
Feb 27, 2026
AWS Lambda is a great way to write and deploy code. Its horizontal scaling makes it a top-notch tool for workloads of almost any scale, without the drudgery of setting up permanent servers. Pay-for-what-you-use is a lovely concept that encourages writing performant code.
It Manager
<50M USD
Media
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Reliable Performance and Global Availability Highlighted Amid Complex Pricing Structure
5.0
Mar 4, 2026
It helps us create event based, scalable applications without worring of the managing server, it is reliable and works smoothly with other AWS services and reduces lot of operational efforts.

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