We conclude the recommended platform for different applications based on our evaluation using serverlessBench.
The platforms we compared include AWS Lambda, OpenWhisk, and Fn Project.
| Application behavior | Suitable platforms |
|---|---|
| with parallelizable phase | |
| with long function chain | |
| with low request frequency (cold start-dominate) | |
| with low request frequency (warm start-dominate) | |
| with inter-function payload larger than 32KB | OpenWhisk/Fn |
| with sequence chain | |
| with large function code size | |
| with high concurrency | Fn |
| with valuable implicit states |