In this post, we will compare two of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) most popular computing services: AWS Lambda and Amazon EC2. Both services offer unique advantages and can be used for different purposes.

Lambda allows you to allocate memory for your functions in increments of 1 MB, ranging from a minimum of 128 MB to a maximum of 10,240 MB (10 GB). When we specify the memory size for a Lambda function, AWS will allocate CPU proportionally. For example, a 256 MB function will receive twice the processing power of a 128 MB function.