Where the latency actually comes from
Large deployment packages, heavy dependency trees loaded at startup, and database connections established on every cold invocation are the usual suspects — all addressable at the application layer, none of them platform limitations in the way they're often described.
Measuring cold start time with a profiler, rather than assuming it's inherent to the platform, usually reveals the real culprit within minutes.
Design changes that genuinely help
Trimming the deployment package to only what's needed at runtime, lazy-loading non-critical dependencies, and using connection pooling patterns designed for serverless lifecycles reduce cold start latency far more reliably than switching providers in search of a faster platform.
Most cold start complaints are a profiling exercise away from a design fix, not a platform migration.MNB Cloud Practice
Key actions
- Profile cold start time before assuming it's a platform limitation
- Trim deployment packages to only runtime-necessary dependencies
- Lazy-load non-critical dependencies on invocation
- Use connection pooling patterns designed for serverless lifecycles