comparison.md

Why should I choose Lift ?

Criterion

In order to achieve Lift goals, we first draw a picture of the current AWS serverless ecosystem. We chose to focus on 3 main evaluation criterion to rate existing solutions.

Onboarding

• Is it feature-oriented ? Being an AWS oriented framework requires the developer to have some existing knowledge of AWS services. It is not made for serverless beginners.
• How many steps required to get started ? Solution with a complicated onboarding process are cumbersome

Lock-in

• Can I eject easily ? In case the solution does not fit my requirements anymore, can I easily opt-out without loosing everything I implemented ?

Features

• Which common web features can I easily implement with the solution ?

Comparison table

Criterion \ Solution	Stackery	Architect	Laravel Vapor	Amplify	CDK	SST	SLS	SLS Components
Underlying technology	SAM	SAM				CDK	CFN
Onboarding: Feature-oriented	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Onboarding: Steps quantity	❌	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lock-in: Ejectable	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
Feature: File upload	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Feature: Authentication	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
Feature: Asynchronous jobs	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Feature: Database	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Feature: Real-time feedback	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Feature: File storage	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Feature: Static website	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅
Feature: Server-side rendering	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅
Feature: HTTP API	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Feature: Webhook	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌