AWS Lambda vs Vercel: Pricing Comparison 2026
Side-by-side pricing comparison of AWS Lambda and Vercel. See all plans, features, and costs at a glance.
Bottom line: AWS Lambda starts at $2.1e-9/mo and Vercel starts at Custom pricing. Compare all 53 pricing tiers side by side.
Last updated: March 23, 2026
AWS Lambda vs Vercel: Quick Pricing Facts
| Feature | AWS Lambda | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $2.1e-9/mo | Custom pricing |
| Number of Plans | 50 | 3 |
| Free Tier | No | No |
| Pricing Model | usage-based | per-seat |
| Annual Discount | N/A | N/A |
AWS Lambda and Vercel are both priced at $2.1e-9/mo, making them equally accessible Hosting & Infra tools. Together they offer 53 pricing plans with 0 features compared, so the best choice comes down to which features match your needs.
AWS Lambda uses usage-based pricing while Vercel uses per-seat pricing, which may affect your total cost at scale.
Review the detailed tier-by-tier comparison above to see exactly which features are included at each price point and find the best fit for your Hosting & Infra needs.
| Pricing Plans |  AWS Lambda Try it free |  Vercel Try it free |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | x86 Price Custom pricing | Hobby Custom pricing |
| Tier 2 | First 6 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | ProPopular Custom pricing |
| Tier 3 | Next 9 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | Enterprise Custom pricing |
| Tier 4 | Over 15 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 5 | Arm Price Custom pricing | — |
| Tier 6 | First 7.5 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 7 | Next 11.25 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 8 | Over 18.75 Billion GB-seconds / month $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 9 | 128 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 10 | 512 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 11 | 1024 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 12 | 1536 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 13 | 2048 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 14 | 3072 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 15 | 4096 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 16 | 5120 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 17 | 6144 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 18 | 7168 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 19 | 8192 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 20 | 9216 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 21 | 10240 $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 22 | Durable Operations Custom pricing | — |
| Tier 23 | Operations such as Steps, Waits, and Callbacks $8/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 24 | Storage Custom pricing | — |
| Tier 25 | Data Written $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 26 | Data Retained $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 27 | Total compute (seconds) $1000000/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 28 | Total compute (GB-s) $32000000/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 29 | Billable compute $32000000/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 30 | Compute cost $31600000/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 31 | Total requests Custom pricing | — |
| Tier 32 | Billable requests $2000000/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 33 | Request cost $1/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 34 | Operations $1/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 35 | Operations cost $4/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 36 | Data written cost $104/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 37 | Storage (running incl. 7 day wait) $104/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 38 | Storage (retained 14 days) $104/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 39 | Data Retained cost $24/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 40 | Total charges $421/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 41 | Tenant isolated enviroments (x86) $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 42 | Tenant isolated enviroments (ARM) $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 43 | Ephemeral Storage $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 44 | Cache $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 45 | Restore $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 46 | Processed Bytes $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 47 | SQS $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 48 | MSK or Self-Managed Kafka $0/monthCheapest | — |
| Tier 49 | Requests Custom pricing | — |
| Tier 50 | Duration $0/monthCheapest | — |
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Which Should You Choose?
Choose AWS Lambda if:
- •You need general-purpose serverless compute for backends, event processing, and workflows — not just frontend hosting
- •Lambda integrates with 200+ AWS services including S3, DynamoDB, SQS, and Step Functions for complex architectures
- •Support for any runtime (Node.js, Python, Go, Java, .NET, Ruby, Rust) — Vercel only supports Node.js serverless functions
- •Lambda's 15-minute execution limit and 10GB memory support heavy computation that Vercel's 10-second/60-second limits cannot handle
Choose Vercel if:
- •You are deploying a Next.js, SvelteKit, or Nuxt application and want zero-config deployment with preview URLs per branch
- •Vercel's DX is unmatched: git push deploys, instant rollbacks, built-in analytics, and framework-aware optimization
- •Edge Functions run globally in milliseconds — ideal for middleware, auth, and personalization at the CDN layer
- •Vercel Pro at $20/user/month covers most web application needs without AWS's complexity or billing surprises
AWS Lambda and Vercel operate at different levels of abstraction. Lambda is serverless compute infrastructure. Vercel is a frontend deployment platform that happens to include serverless functions. They serve different audiences even when the underlying technology overlaps. AWS Lambda Free Tier includes 1 million requests and 400,000 GB-seconds of compute per month. Beyond the free tier, costs are usage-based: $0.20 per million requests plus compute duration charges. Lambda requires configuring API Gateway, IAM roles, and deployment pipelines — power and complexity go hand in hand. Vercel Hobby (free) includes 100GB bandwidth, serverless functions, and preview deployments. Vercel Pro at $20/user/month adds 1TB bandwidth, team features, and advanced analytics. Vercel Enterprise adds SLAs and custom limits. Vercel's serverless functions are limited to 10 seconds on Hobby (60 seconds on Pro) and Node.js only. If you are deploying a web application built with Next.js or a similar framework, Vercel is the right choice — the framework integration eliminates hours of configuration. If you are building a backend system with complex event processing, multi-language support, or AWS service integration, Lambda is the infrastructure layer you need. Many teams use both: Vercel for the frontend, Lambda for backend processing.
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Sources
- AWS Lambda Official Pricing— Vendor pricing page
- Vercel Official Pricing— Vendor pricing page
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