AWS Lambda or AWS Fargate: The Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing the Right Technology

Nowadays, you have two technology options on how to build modern serverless applications in AWS. The choice is between AWS Lambda or AWS Fargate. There are oodles of articles on the internet that compare both these technologies in terms of their features, limits, and pricing.

Of course, in a huge setup, you will combine both these technologies, especially since we’re living in a microservices world. When you design a new feature or service, you often decide right then and there where you will host it.

Sit back. Grab a tasty beverage. We’re going to provide you with a simple step-by-step decision process on how to make the best architectural option for you, and you’re going to like it. We think.

7 steps you need to take to make the right decision

In general, AWS Lambda is cheaper and more suitable for serverless applications. Its nature is a function-as-a-service (FaaS). It just does the simple tasks and that’s all. Don’t expect too much more.