Build Cloud Agnostic Serverless Apps

What is unique about Lolo compared to other Serverless providers? +

Serverless is usually associated with FaaS. In Lolo Code, the apps are still event-driven, just like the FaaS concept of triggering a function when an event happens. However, what is unique, is our ability to chain several functions and triggers within the application. This simplifies building Serverless applications, especially for beginners. Nevertheless, we have several additional benefits besides the visual editor. Your container is technically always live. Ideal for Websockets. We’re not tied to a specific cloud vendor. We have a built in state store and you can access the entire NPM library by simply adding on dependencies within the app’s settings. Lastly, everyone has the ability to build template functions that you can reuse. As it is now all functions that are public are vetted by Lolo, but in the future we hope for this to become more community driven.

What can I do with Lolo? +

If you’re a frontend developer or you usually develop locally, think of Lolo Code as your backend. With Serverless you will be building event-driven applications which means the code should run only when something happens. This decoupling means you don’t have to have a server up and running to wait for these events, you can outsource it entirely. This works great for streaming data, Webhooks, APIs, Websockets and whatever else you can think of. Look through community videos or some of our demos to see what this can look like. If you are used to Serverless, think of Lolo as a hybrid, giving you the ability to build things faster by using library functions, keep it more maintainable by using composition and simpler by having all services in one place.

When do I have to pay for my apps? +

We have a free tier available that lets you run two apps for free indefinitely. As long as you interact with them every 7 days. If you want to keep your apps running for longer without having to interact with it, you can pay 9€ a month for one app with one replica. One replica can handle up to 6,000 events per minute. You can add up to 10 replicas as it is now without adding in channels.