Python vs. Node.js (AWS Lambda) performance benchmark (2023)

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0:00 Intro
0:37 Create Python Lambda Function
1:20 Create Node.js Lambda Function
1:40 Terraform Code to Reproduce
2:07 Performance Benchmark
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[@AntonPutra]

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[@TheSpeakingClub]

Hi Anton! Thank you for the great lessons!

[@AntonPutra]

My pleasure!

[@jor4288]

Excellent! Thank you, Anton.

[@AntonPutra]

My pleasure!

[@luis96xd]

Wow, amazing video!!

[@Meamka]

Seems like the test is heavily depend on s3 and dynamo performance. When you try to benchmark language maybe it is better to use only language without any external connections and dependencies.

[@stxnw]

he’s benchmarking language performance ON aws. that’s the point. python is faster on aws. plain and simple.

[@bryanmonsalvatge1696]

Thanks for the comparisons. Would love to see a Go vs Python vs Rust comparison on Lambda since Go and Python seem most performant so far. And the Rust SDK is starting to become more mature.

[@AntonPutra]

will do

[@luis96xd]

@@AntonPutra Great!! 😁

[@kamurashev]

Thanks!

[@AntonPutra]

welcome =)

[@AntonPutra]

⚠Go (Golang) vs. Rust: (HTTP/REST API in Kubernetes) Performance Benchmark - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4ivqnx4oKelopI ⚠AWS Lambda Go vs. Node.js performance benchmark - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXuXmJmlmpyahrM ⚠AWS Lambda Go vs. Rust performance benchmark - kzbin.info/www/bejne/raq7enRpncuDbpo

[@jackychan4640]

Hey, great test

[@AntonPutra]

thanks!

[@spellskreenful]

Looks like time to compile node JS is longer than time of interpretation of Python, if service could get compiled code, node will be way faster

[@chamsseddin4449]

Yes, node take some time at the begining, but for long time will be faster

[@AntonPutra]

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[@erbhargavvyas]

Awesome meterial. I think one thing can be changed for all your test (i.e. go, python, rust, node) the test tool. As I understand the test tool is of javascript. Maybe change it. A test tool written in go or C/C++ can produce different results 'cause the latency of the tool itself might have come into account. Please read this comment for all 3 videos.

[@AntonPutra]

Thanks Bhargav, it can definitely help to reduce overall latency, but I think the difference between languages will stay the same. I will definitely try something new next time!

[@AntonPutra]

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[@NiklasHeer]

I was surprise to see the results of my silly project (speed-comparison) in this video. (0:22) I've worked on the repo and there were numerous improvements made, so these results shown here are out of date.

[@AntonPutra]

Thanks you Niklas, I'll check it out

[@ambigus7]

Just perfect! I love Python!!

[@AntonPutra]

Go vs. Node.js - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXuXmJmlmpyahrM

[@dmytrob7336]

How about Python vs Go?

[@stxnw]

javascript devs try not to be upset about python being faster (IMPOSSIBLE)

[@AntonPutra]

curios at what application node can be faster?

[@fiords]

Wow, unexpected results. Seems Python is run with pypy or smth faster?

[@AntonPutra]

Do you mean pypy vs original cpython? I've never tested them.

[@fiords]

@@AntonPutra On 20 second of the video there is some benchmark, and Python3 on pypy is faster than Node.js. So I presume AWS runs Python using pypy somehow?

[@agatehao]

Hmm... the result looks very strange to me. I can't believe that python is faster than node. For my experience, node should be way faster than python... This makes me curious how lambda execute those applications.

[@AntonPutra]

To be honest, I was surprised as well. But I ran it multiple times..

[@kamurashev]

Just wanted to say the same. I’m sure it’s just either the lambda engine or the AWS libraries implementation details. Python can’t be faster than js. But in contemporary world it just proves the motto - test it not guess it.

[@aydow]

Python should be faster than node for serial computation. I believe Node is better at handling Async operations

[@kamurashev]

@@aydow that’s not true. It’s slower tens of times. You can test it yourself. I did it, if interested check my 91тнu8. kamurashev, compute-task

[@gshan994]

I use plantuml diagram fr serverless arch diagram Which one u use?

[@AntonPutra]

For work lucidchart

[@fernandoarteaga9805]

Python vs go please

[@AntonPutra]

sure :)

[@HariKrishna-mi6is]

Python vs node js => python wins.

[@techmech1168]

Well what are you trying to prove? Node js is never good for CPU intensive task. You need to create a bigger test case with multiple data intensive task and check. Also we need to refactor understand lamba cold starting time. Thanks!

[@daviidon]

This is a real world scenario, nobody is calculating fibonacci in lambda

[@richarmunicosamaniego8216]

Go vs Python ...

[@AntonPutra]

will do

[@vagifgafar2946]

What is loadtest command you use?

[@AntonPutra]

this one - www.npmjs.com/package/loadtest

[@vaibhav4003]

Love from India

[@AntonPutra]

🤗

[@JakubSK]

So Python won. Cool

[@sushantbhargav4652]

This is wierd,

[@AndrewTSq]

either the python library is C.. or the nodejs is the worst optimised javascript you ever seen

[@AntonPutra]

has nothing to do with programing languages 😜

[@AndrewTSq]

@@AntonPutra aha okey, I am trying to learn about networks, but since it was 2 programming languages in the topic you get that feeling that its about programing languages.

[@user-ht6tu6ks3u]

Bad test as the tested languages do almost nothing.

[@pangutovskiy1659]

Диз на нод жс

[@AntonPutra]

?

[@pangutovskiy1659]

@@AntonPutra я думал уж нода должна быть тут быстрее пайтона, а оказывается... 😄 и здесь она проигрывает 😥

[@AntonPutra]

@@pangutovskiy1659 da ya sam ne ojidal :)

[@AndreMR]

@@pangutovskiy1659 "I thought Node should be faster than Python here, but it turns out... 😄 and here it also loses." (thanks, free modern translators)

[@pangutovskiy1659]

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