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24 alternatives to AWS Lambda

A Guide to Serverless Microservices

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

1. 1
   Microservices with Kubernetes▲6

   Non-Programmer’s Handbook

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2LC
   Lambda Chat – A dynamic web app using AWS Lambda▲57

   2015 · cloudnative.io · its alternatives →

3. 3AB
   A Book about Lambdas on Java (+Maven) Using Lambada▲5

   2016 · ingenieux.gitbooks.io · its alternatives →

4. 4SM
   Serverless meets Microservices▲191

   2016 · blog.leveros.com · its alternatives →

5. 5MA
   Micro – a microservice toolkit▲101

   2016 · blog.micro.mu · its alternatives →

6. 6ZS
   Zappa – Serverless Python/Django on AWS Lambda▲87

   2016 · gun.io · its alternatives →

7. 7LA
   Lambdacult, a low-cost alternative to API Gateway for Lambda functions▲47

   2017 · lambdacult.com · its alternatives →

8. 8GM
   Go-micro – a microservices client/server library▲27

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9DF
   DEEP Framework – DYI Microservices on Serverless AWS (e.g. www.deep.mg)▲31

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10SS
    Stdlib – Service Registry and Framework for Microservices Atop AWS Lambda▲5

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Clean Code▲90

    Handbook on agile software craftsmanship

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12EE
    Emulambda – Emulating AWS Lambda for Local Development▲19

    2015 · blog.fugue.co · its alternatives →

13. 13SC
    Stdlib.com – Building a Standard Library of Node.js Microservices▲28

    2016 · stdlib.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Computer Networks▲55

    Ideal introduction to the networking field

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15AI
    An Introduction to Microservices▲8

    2021 · medium.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AC
    A Collection of User Management Examples on AWS Serverless▲8

    2019 · coderecipe.ai · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The DevOps 2.0 Toolkit▲72

    Automating the continuous deployment pipeline

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18GA
    Goad – AWS Lambda powered load testing tool▲69

    2016 · goad.io · its alternatives →

19. 19YA
    Yet another framework for Managing APIs with AWS Lambda▲6

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AI
    AWS Infrastructure for Stanford Course in Parallel Programming▲48

    2014 · elliottslaughter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21HA
    HTTPLang – a scripting language for making HTTP requests▲44

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CA
    Curated and Supported AWS Lambda Functions▲7

    2016 · opszero.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    redbook.io▲61

    Readings in Database Systems (5th edition)

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24AC
    A calculator for serverless (FaaS) technologies like Lambda▲8

    2016 · serverlesscalc.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 →