Are you on the serverless bandwagon yet? Cloud solutions are becoming more and more popular among software developers due to their flexibility, optimization and timesaving properties. Developers don’t need to think about the servers while writing the code. All they have to do is upload the code and allow the provider to deal with running and scaling it.
Since the big chunk of manual work is taken out of the development procedure, the DevOps teams have more time for creating the ideal code rather than maintaining the server.
The biggest players on the serverless market today are AWS Lambda, Google Functions, and Azure Functions. If you are looking for the best solution for your team, the below comparison can shed some light on the differences between the providers of serverless platforms.
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AWS Lambda
Lambda was created by Amazon. It’s the first provider to offer the serverless option and integrate it into its cloud portfolio. This provider has support for JavaScript, Python, Java (Java 8 compatible) and C#. It also provides the wrapper option that can be added to Ruby, PHP and Go projects.
Lambda allows you to launch codes automatically without using servers or managing it. All you need to do is write the code and upload it to Lambda. It automatically scales the app by launching code execution in response to every trigger. All launched codes are executed in a parallel manner. Meanwhile, each trigger is processed on an individual basis and provides scaling according to the workload.
The easy payment structure charges money for every 100 milliseconds while the code is running. No money is charged when the code is not being executed.
Lambda provides a big list of resources to manage your functions. Most of these resources are offered by Amazon, such as CodeCommit, AWS Config API or CloudWatch Logs. Lambda events are compatible with Amazon’s Alexa.
Azure Functions
Azure Functions is much younger than Lambda and came to light only two years ago. However, Microsoft is doing everything possible to keep Azure among the key players on the serverless market today. It doesn’t have as big a portfolio as Lambda and less extensive overall functionality.
However, this provider offers a good variety of integrations and practical functionality. Functions can be coded in the native languages (C# and F#) inside the editor or rewritten/uploaded using Bash, Batch, or PowerShell.
Azure integrates with VS Team Services, GitHub, and Bitbucket, which simplifies the code deployment within the cloud. The provider also supports several trigger types.
Microsoft is trying to cater to less technical clients by making the serverless option simpler and more understandable for those who don’t code. By creating Logic Apps, Microsoft is helping business-oriented team members deal with the projects which use serverless approach.
The price tag for AWS and Azure cloud solutions is the same.
Google Cloud Functions
Google is the youngest of the serverless providers. Even though its support is quite limited, it’s slowly becoming one of the key players in the industry. Currently, it allows functions to be written in JavaScript only and event triggering solely on CloudPub/Subtopics. It also supports HTTP triggers.
Google is lacking some vital integrations with storage and cloud services that assist with business-related triggers. It also doesn’t allow projects with less than twenty triggers.
Monitoring is done with Stackdriver logging tool, which is easy to apply but doesn’t provide all the required information.
Google’s price tag is higher than AWS’s and Azure’s. However, the provider has a high potential. It seems as if Google is still polishing this service.
Which One Is Better?
At the moment, Azure Functions features the best variety of functions and services for serverless projects. However, depending on your company/code needs, both AWS Lambda and Google Cloud Functions can offer certain benefits.
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