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Emulambda is a local development tool that emulates AWS Lambda functionality on a developer's machine. It allows developers to test and debug Lambda functions before deploying them to AWS, eliminating the need to push… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Emulambda – Emulating AWS Lambda for Local Development launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   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 →

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   MerLoc▲93

   Switch where your Lambda runs like you switch lanes

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Ubicloud (YC W24)▲635

   Open source alternative to AWS

   2024 · ubicloud.com · its alternatives →

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   Up▲334

   Deploy serverless apps and APIs in seconds to AWS Lambda

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Flowlet▲275

   A low-code platform for connecting and providing APIs

   2022 · flowlet.app · its alternatives →

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   Early-stage Yahoo Pipes spiritual successor▲280

   Get and manipulate data with a visual programming interface.

   2017 · pipes.digital · its alternatives →

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   JAWS – A JavaScript and AWS Stack▲375

   ⚡ Serverless Framework – Effortlessly build apps that auto-scale, incur zero costs when idle, and require minimal maintenance using AWS Lambda and other managed cloud services. - serverless/serverless

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Clobbr▲444

   Easy API endpoint load testing without breaking the bank

   2023 · clobbr.app · its alternatives →

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   AWS Amplify▲179

   JavaScript library for app development using cloud services

   2018 · aws.github.io · its alternatives →

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    ThirdLambda▲95

    Web3 AWS Lambda

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Chromda – Serverless Website Screenshots▲88

    λ 🖼️ Chromda is an AWS Lambda function for capturing screenshots of websites. - lufzle/chromda

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    IOpipe▲107

    Application operations platform for serverless

    2017 · iopipe.com · its alternatives →

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    Lambda Devbox▲7

    A Faster AWS Lambda Editor

    2025 · lambda-devbox.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Burst – start a cloud server, run your code, turn it off▲165

    2021 · burstable.ai · its alternatives →

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    Klotho – Transform plain code into cloud native code▲34

    Klotho - write AWS applications at lightning speed - klothoplatform/klotho

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Naiad Lens▲100

    Stop coding blind. See every flow in one click.

    2025 · naiadai.com · its alternatives →

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    Easy and highly scalable code snippet using AWS lambda▲13

    Easy and highly scalable code snippet using aws lambda. - asksuite/lambda-code-snippet

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

    2017 · lambdacult.com · its alternatives →

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    CloudMapper, open-source tool for visualizing AWS environments▲56

    CloudMapper helps you analyze your Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments. - duo-labs/cloudmapper

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Goad – AWS Lambda powered load testing tool▲69

    Find information, resources and relevant links for goad.io. This domain may be for sale.

    2016 · goad.io · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    I made an IDE plugin for AWS Lambda local dev, debugging and hot-reload▲14

    MerLoc (https://github.com/thundra-io/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 and improves your productivity by applying your local changes to the function without need to build, package and re-deploy. For making MerLoc experience easier and smoother, I have published an IntelliJ IDEA plugin (https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/19836-merloc--aws-lambd...). So IntelliJ IDEA users can develop, debug and…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    BewCloud is a simpler alternative to Nextcloud written in TypeScript▲62

    For the last month or so I've been working on bewCloud, and today I'm making its source code public and open! Right now, the Dashboard (URLs + freeform notes), News (RSS/Atom/JSON feeds), and Contacts (CardDav) are working. If you have any suggestions, comments, or recommendations, I'd love to hear it. Thank you for your attention and kindness. I really appreciate it!

    2024 · bewcloud.com · its alternatives →

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