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24 alternatives to Apex

Serverless architecture with AWS Lambda

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Apex launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1ZS
   Zappa – Serverless Python/Django on AWS Lambda▲87

   2016 · gun.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Serverless Framework v1.0▲150

   Build auto-scaling, pay per execution apps on AWS Lambda

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Serverless Icebreaker▲99

   Smoother user experience by reducing cold starts

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4SL
   Servers.lol – Should Your EC2 Be a Lambda?▲150

   2017 · servers.lol · its alternatives →

5. 5SM
   Serverless meets Microservices▲191

   2016 · blog.leveros.com · its alternatives →

6. 6SS
   Serverless Scripting for GitHub, Asana, Airtable, and more▲66

   2017 · scripts.blockspring.com · its alternatives →

7. 7FS
   FaaS – Serverless functions framework for Docker▲73

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8AA
   Awless, a Powerful CLI for AWS in Go▲6

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9AC
   A calculator for serverless (FaaS) technologies like Lambda▲8

   2016 · serverlesscalc.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AO
    Application operations platform for serverless▲16

    2017 · iopipe.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AC
    A command-line utility for deploying serverless applications to AWS▲68

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12SA
    Serverless Analytics Built from Scratch▲114

    2018 · statsbotco.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ThirdLambda▲95

    Web3 AWS Lambda

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14DF
    DEEP Framework – DYI Microservices on Serverless AWS (e.g. www.deep.mg)▲31

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15BL
    Bender – Let's Standardize Serverless ETL▲52

    2017 · engblog.nextdoor.com · its alternatives →

16. 16SB
    Serverless boilerplate to get started quickly▲52

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17OS
    Open-source serverless infrastructure service▲5

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Architect 7.0 (Chupacabra)▲92

    The easiest way to ship serverless HTTP APIs

    2020 · its alternatives →

19. 19SC
    Serverless Code Editor framework for any programming language▲57

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20LA
    LEAR – A simple and fast HTTP server to serve static resources▲66

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    AWS Serverless Architecture WhitePages▲6

    Automatically scaling applications with AWS Lambda

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    AWS Lambda▲6

    A Guide to Serverless Microservices

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Serverless▲7

    Build and maintain web, mobile apps running on AWS Lambda.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24SF
    Serverless Free Text Search with AWS Lambda▲12

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →