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24 alternatives to Apex

Build, deploy, and manage AWS Lambda functions with ease

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 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Up▲334

   Deploy serverless apps and APIs in seconds to AWS Lambda

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lambify▲71

   Build your AWS Lambda Layer in a few clicks

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   TinyFunction▲229

   World's fastest way to create cloud functions

   2021 · tinyfunction.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Serverless Framework v1.0▲150

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

   2016 · serverless.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lambda Complex: build apps that run in AWS Lambda and SQS▲41

   Build and deploy Node.js applications constructed from AWS Lambda functions. - exratione/lambda-complex

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TinyStacks▲225

   Code to cloud in minutes

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   CloudSoul DevOps Agent▲214

   Deploy faster than ever to AWS

   2024 · cloudsoul.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Digger▲354

   Build on AWS without having to learn it, no-code DevOps

   2021 · digger.dev · its alternatives →

9. 9
   OpsFlow▲148

   Build your stack visually, no-code DevOps

   2022 · opsflow.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Build optimized Python AWS Lambda layers▲45

    A build tool for creating optimized Python AWS Lambda layers - tobilg/python-lambda-layer-builder

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    AWS Amplify▲179

    JavaScript library for app development using cloud services

    2018 · aws.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cowbird▲6

    Deploy AWS Lambda's in seconds using Terraform & Typescript

    2023 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

13. 13DN
    Deploy Next.js Apps to AWS Lambda▲14

    Hey everyone! I've developed a new CLI that I'm hoping will turn into a vibrant community. Its a developer friendly alternative to using Terraform, Serverless, or other CDKs or Toolchains. I'd love any feedback you all may have!

    2024 · scaffoldly.dev · its alternatives →

14. 14
    I made a local development, debugging and hotreload tool for AWS Lambda▲111

    MerLoc is a live AWS Lambda function development and debugging tool. MerLoc allows you to run AWS Lambda functions on your local while they are still part of a flow in the AWS cloud remote. MerLoc makes it possible to - test your function locally without deploy to the AWS Lambda environment (so no wait for build, package and deploy) - debug your function by putting breakpoints from your IDE - hot-reload updated function on your local automatically to apply changes automatically (so again no wait for build, package and deploy) - run the individual function locally while it is still part of…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Flightcontrol▲211

    Developer-first AWS infrastructure

    2023 · ravion.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Building APIs with Node.js▲130

    Build scalable APIs in Node.js platform

    2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AWS Automation Builder by TotalCloud▲92

    The easiest and fastest way to automate AWS

    2019 · totalcloud.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Apex▲14

    Serverless architecture with AWS Lambda

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PipeOps▲102

    No code tool for cloud deployment & infrastructure mgmt

    2023 · pipeops.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    s3-lambda – Lambda functions over S3 objects: each, map, reduce, filter▲177

    Lambda functions over S3 objects with concurrency control (each, map, reduce, filter) - littlstar/s3-lambda

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21FC
    FunctionCI – Continuous Integration for AWS Lambda's▲7

    Hey guys, check out this open source tool I created for the Product Hunt Hackathon. Builds are done by AWS CodeBuild and AWS CodePipeline. Receive build notifications via Slack. Deploy via Slack. View build and deployment audit trails via Slack. https://github.com/rgfindl/functionci

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    AWS Application Composer▲84

    A new low code tool from AWS

    2022 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    AWS Amplify Gen 2▲52

    Fullstack TypeScript DX for AWS

    2024 · aws.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Building services on lambda should be easy and fun▲6

    i had previously posted this when it was aws-rce. it’s changed enough that i want to post it again.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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