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AWS Lambda mindshare

As of July 2025, the mindshare of AWS Lambda in the Compute Service category stands at 20.7%, up from 19.5% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CategoryCompute ServiceJul 24, 2025Download
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Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
6%
Educational Organization
6%
Government
5%
Insurance Company
5%
Healthcare Company
4%
Real Estate/Law Firm
4%
Retailer
4%
Comms Service Provider
3%
Construction Company
3%
Performing Arts
2%
Media Company
2%
Marketing Services Firm
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Renewables & Environment Company
2%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Non Profit
1%
Agriculture
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Engineering Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
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Andrew-Wong - PeerSpot user
AWS Developer at Centrica
Verified user of AWS Lambda
Jan 12, 2025
Convenience in deployment process with room for code preview improvement

Pros

"Lambda allows you to focus on the code itself. "

Cons

"Having a better preview would be helpful. "
VijayKumar27 - PeerSpot user
Software Engineer at The American College
Verified user of AWS Lambda
Jul 11, 2024
Access to various other AWS resources like S3 and can use it to configure event-based triggers or conditions

Pros

"They have the built-in IDE, so everything happens without integration issues. "

Cons

"Regarding layers, you need to manually zip and install them. This step needs practice, and you might need to do it three to four times to get a hang of it."
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Khaled Saidi - PeerSpot user
DevOps Engineer | Cloud Architect & Automation Specialist | Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, AWS EKS at Phoenix Marketing & Advertising
Verified user of AWS Lambda
Nov 24, 2024
Essential for Real-Time Data, Media, and File Processing

Pros

"AWS Lambda's event-driven architecture is highly valuable. "

Cons

"AWS Lambda has a maximum execution timeout of 15 minutes, which is unsuitable for long-running tasks. "
CD
AWS Cloud Architect at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of AWS Lambda
May 4, 2025
Impressive scalability with seamless service integration for flexible computing solutions
PS
AWS Data Scientist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of AWS Lambda
May 3, 2025
Real-time event responses and integration with multiple runtime support improve application development
MC
Senior Business Solutions Consultant at Conn3ct
Verified user of AWS Lambda
Jan 10, 2025
Serverless architecture boosts agility and enhances integration capabilities

Pros

"The fact that it is serverless is really important. "

Cons

"The runtime could be improved. There are certain use cases where I need a Lambda function to run longer. "
Amad Arshad - PeerSpot user
AWS Academy Accredited Instructor - ACF & CCA at APU
Verified user of AWS Lambda
Jan 5, 2025
Utilizing cloud solutions for seamless scalability while awaiting increased workload thresholds
Precious Ogundipe - PeerSpot user
IT Support Specialist at Trinity University
Verified user of AWS Lambda
Dec 19, 2024
Cost-effective serverless solution with initial setup challenges for non-coders

Pros

"Lambda is trigger-based, which means it only activates when accessed, ensuring cost savings."

Cons

"AWS Lambda is a bit difficult to set up if someone doesn't know how to code."