AWS Lambda's most valuable feature is serverless architecture.
System Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Excellent serverless architecture for a good price
Pros and Cons
- "AWS Lambda's most valuable feature is serverless architecture."
- "There are sometimes issues following an update."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
There are sometimes issues following an update.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using AWS Lambda for about five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
AWS Lambda is stable.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
AWS Lambda is scalable.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward and took only a few minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
AWS Lambda's cloud version isn't expensive, and I'd rate its pricing as five out of five.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate AWS Lambda ten out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Technical Director at Look Ltd
Severless coding solution that allows you to run code virtually and is easy to scale
Pros and Cons
- "The overall performance of this solution could be improved. We would also like to have better integration with other AWS features."
What is our primary use case?
It is used for capturing data through an API.
What is most valuable?
One of the most valuable features of this solution is its scalability.
What needs improvement?
The overall performance of this solution could be improved. We would also like to have better integration with other AWS features.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for more than three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Project Manager at Yukon
It helps us to standardize our security practices and approaches
Pros and Cons
- "We moved our users into the Amazon Cognito pool, so it helps us to standardize our security practices, approaches, etc. We can customize Lambda for authentication to integrate it with API Gateway and other services."
- "Amazon doesn't have enough local support based in our country."
What is our primary use case?
We mainly use AWS Lambda for data transformation and authentication.
How has it helped my organization?
We moved our users into the Amazon Cognito pool, so it helps us to standardize our security practices, approaches, etc. We can customize Lambda for authentication to integrate it with API Gateway and other services.
What is most valuable?
Lambda is a lot like AWS Stack. It integrates well with other products.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using AWS Lambda for a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
AWS Lambda is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
AWS Lambda is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Amazon doesn't have enough local support based in our country. But we haven't had to use support much. There are enough publicly available materials on the internet, so it's pretty well documented.
How was the initial setup?
The AWS Lambda setup is doable.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
AWS Lambda's price is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
I rate AWS Lambda nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Software Development Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Easy to install, reliable, and scales well
Pros and Cons
- "We have no issues with the technical support."
- "The price in general could always be better."
What is our primary use case?
We use AWS Lambda for several things. We are using it, for instance, to do authentication of information from HTTP sites. We use it for alerting when monitoring the direct database infrastructure, and we use it for API transformation.
What is most valuable?
It provides us with everything that we need.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using AWS Lambda for two or three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We don't have a problem with the stability of AWS Lambda. It's very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
We have many users, but it is based on volume and the number of transactions, not by the number of users.
How are customer service and support?
We have no issues with the technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use a number of AWS services.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is straightforward.
We have scripted most of the things. There was no problem with the installation.
What about the implementation team?
We completed the installation ourselves.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price in general could always be better.
The fees are volume-based.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.
I would rate AWS Lambda a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Consultant at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
Extremely scalable, stable, and often free to use
Pros and Cons
- "It is my preferred product, as it provides me with source code within the solution."
- "The product could make the process of integration easier."
What is our primary use case?
The product is primarily used to deploy code and provision a software solution to your clients when they don't have the time. You don't have to pay for the servers and the uptime.
What is most valuable?
It is my preferred product, as it provides me with source code within the solution.
It's a great product due to the fact that you don't have to pay for the servers and the uptime.
The solution is very stable.
The product scales well.
The solution can be free to use.
What needs improvement?
The product could make the process of integration easier.
The could be more integration testing. The internal is great with Lambda, however, I have to make sure I have done my tests on a related machine before deploying.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for three years. I haven't used it for too long just yet.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It does not crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution scales very well. If a company needs to expand it, it can do so.
Its scalability is always based on how much software there is. It's actually virtually building out. The API can scale up automatically. And if the API calls go down, then the system slows in real-time.
All my clients are using the product. All the projects I push to my clients are on Lambda.
How are customer service and technical support?
I haven't dealt with technical support directly. Therefore, I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are in general. I don't have experience with them on that personal level.
How was the initial setup?
There is no setup process to deal with as the entire solution is on the cloud. It's very easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If you need to deploy it to a license, the first server you use you need to pay for a license. If you're going to open-source, there are no licenses required.
What other advice do I have?
I'm just a customer and have clients on the solution.
I've had a very good experience with the product. I would rate it at a ten out of ten.
I would recommend the product to all developers.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Service Deliery Manager at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
An agile solution that is reliable, flexible, and reasonably priced
Pros and Cons
- "I think the most valuable feature is the agility of the solution."
- "The deployment process is a bit complex, so it could be simplified to make it easier for beginners to deploy."
What is most valuable?
I think the most valuable feature is the agility of the solution. You can deploy any codes you like and then control how you want them to be handled.
What needs improvement?
The deployment process is a bit complex, so it could be simplified to make it easier for beginners to deploy.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Lambda for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I reckon it's stable. We have not had any bugs with the solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not had any problems with the scalability of the solution. We currently have roughly 100 users working with it.
How are customer service and support?
The tech support is very accommodating. If we have an issue or need to solve something, we speak directly to our Amazon contact person. This isn't really an issue, but their response time could be improved. I would rate the tech support as a four out of five.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of the solution is reasonable. On a scale of one to five, with one being very expensive and five being competitive, I would rate Lambda a four.
What other advice do I have?
So far, the solution has been reliable and flexible. Our developers write the code, and we monitor any failures.
I would recommend Lambda to other users and rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Sr. Technology Specialist at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
No server installation, good support for various languages, stable, and flexible
Pros and Cons
- "The basic feature that I like is that there is no server installation. It also has good support for various languages, such as Java, .NET, C#, and Python."
- "Its price should be improved. Its pricing is on the higher side. I am not sure if it currently supports the Go language. If it doesn't support the Go language, they can introduce it."
What is our primary use case?
It is useful in many scenarios. For example, in a microservices architecture where serverless functionality is required, one can use Lambda.
What is most valuable?
The basic feature that I like is that there is no server installation. It also has good support for various languages, such as Java, .NET, C#, and Python.
What needs improvement?
Its price should be improved. Its pricing is on the higher side.
I am not sure if it currently supports the Go language. If it doesn't support the Go language, they can introduce it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is flexible and scalable. I have a couple of customers who are using Lambda. They are from the banking domain.
How are customer service and technical support?
I've not reached out to Lambda technical support, but they should be good.
How was the initial setup?
Its installation is simple. It doesn't require much effort. It hardly takes 10 to 15 minutes to make a Lambda service functional.
What about the implementation team?
We had done the installation with the vendor. We have three developers for its implementation.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Its pricing is on the higher side.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate AWS Lambda an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Chief Executive Officer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Good user experience through the console but needs additional integrations, better interface
Pros and Cons
- "Provides a good, easy path from when you're using an AWS cluster."
- "I would like to see some better integration with other providers, like Cohesity, Druva, and others. I also think the Lambda interface could be better."
- "The setup was pretty complex because there were many steps. For me, it was complex because I was somewhat new at it. It could be easier for someone who has done it a bunch of times. I just found that it was a very dense user experience. There's a lot going on during setup."
What is our primary use case?
I back up my MongoDB, that database has user data. The performance of AWS Lambda has been fine.
How has it helped my organization?
It has made things a lot easier in terms of restoring if we need to and just not having to worry about the small things.
What is most valuable?
The console is very good, the user experience works very well.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see some better integration with other providers, like Cohesity, Druva, and others. I also think the Lambda interface could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I don't have a ton of transactions, so it's very stable from my perspective. But I can imagine that it would not necessarily be as great for an enterprise product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is hard for me to see from where I sit because I have a very small company, but I can imagine that it's going to be an issue.
How is customer service and technical support?
Tech support is very minimalist. It's more do-it-yourself, which works for me, but I don't think it will work forever.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was pretty complex because there were many steps. For me, it was complex because I was somewhat new at it. It could be easier for someone who has done it a bunch of times. I just found that it was a very dense user experience. There's a lot going on during setup.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The vendors on the shortlist now would be Cohesity, Commvault, Druva. But in the past, I went with this because we were using an AWS cluster anyway. It was easy-ish.
What other advice do I have?
My most important criteria when selecting a vendor are
- user experience
- support.
I would rate AWS Lambda at a six out of 10 because it's not quite clear that it scales, but it does have a good, easy path from when you're using a cluster.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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