AWS Lambda vs Google Cloud Run

AWS Lambda9.4Visit Google Cloud Run9.3Visit

Higher score AWS Lambda #1 in Serverless Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit AWS Lambda

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Google Cloud Run #2 in Serverless Hosting 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Google Cloud

• AWS Lambda fits best

  Teams needing broad, mature serverless functions

• Google Cloud Run fits best

  Container-based services with scale-to-zero

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Lambda 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud Run 9.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.3
Ranking	#1 in Serverless Hosting	#2 in Serverless Hosting
Best for	Teams needing broad, mature serverless functions	Container-based services with scale-to-zero
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$0.20/unit usage-based	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	9 integrations	7 integrations
Features AWS Lambda 1/2 · Google Cloud Run 0/2
Custom domains	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Preview deployments	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Execution model	Request_based	Not checked yet
Max execution time	900 sec	Not checked yet
Deployment methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Runtime languages	Node.js, Python, Java, C# (.NET), Ruby, Go, custom runtimes, and container images	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Scales automatically from zero to peak demand. Supports managed and custom runtimes, ZIP packages, and container images. Connects with AWS services and supports durable multi-step functions.	Deploy from container images or directly from source code Scale services automatically, including to zero Support services, jobs, worker pools, and GPU-backed AI inference
Cons	Execution duration and other AWS services can add charges. Custom domains require API Gateway rather than Lambda function URLs. Maximum execution time is 900 seconds.	Usage-based charges can be harder to forecast than fixed monthly plans Its service integrations are centered on the Google Cloud ecosystem Its broad workload options may be more than a simple web app needs
Our verdict	AWS Lambda runs functions and applications without requiring teams to provision servers. It is aimed at teams building event-driven workloads, HTTP endpoints, and real-time data processing, especially those working with AWS services. The… Read the review →	Google Cloud Run is a fully managed serverless platform for developers and teams running containerized applications. It suits workloads that need web services or APIs, as well as scheduled or manual jobs, event-driven processing, worker… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Lambda — where it wins

  • Scales automatically from zero to peak demand.
  • Supports managed and custom runtimes, ZIP packages, and container images.
  • Connects with AWS services and supports durable multi-step functions.

  Where it doesn't

  • Execution duration and other AWS services can add charges.
  • Custom domains require API Gateway rather than Lambda function URLs.
  • Maximum execution time is 900 seconds.

• Google Cloud Run — where it wins

  • Deploy from container images or directly from source code
  • Scale services automatically, including to zero
  • Support services, jobs, worker pools, and GPU-backed AI inference

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based charges can be harder to forecast than fixed monthly plans
  • Its service integrations are centered on the Google Cloud ecosystem
  • Its broad workload options may be more than a simple web app needs

• AWS Lambda9.4/10 · Free plan

  A mature, broad serverless compute service with usage-based pricing and AWS integrations.

  Visit AWS LambdaFull verdict →
• Google Cloud Run9.3/10 · Free plan

  Deploy containers or source code, with automatic scaling that can reach zero.

  Visit Google CloudFull verdict →