| Requirement | AWS Lambda | AWS Fargate |
|---|---|---|
| Workload to "Lift & Shift" with minimal rework | ❌ | ✅ |
| Longer running processes or larger deployment packages | ❌ | ✅ |
| Predictable, consistent workload | ❌ | ✅ |
| Need more than 3 GB of memory | ❌ | ✅ |
| Container image portability with Docker runtime | ❌ | ✅ |
| Tasks that take less than 15 mins like 3rd-Party-API calls, IT automation, real-time data processing etc. | ✅ | ❌ |
| Spiky, unpredictable demand | ✅ | ❌ |