If you use node.js you can run on at least aws, gce and azure and have the benefit of 1. Cost saving because of zero cost for small usage each month 2. Ha i

If you use node.js you can run on at least aws, gce and azure and have the benefit of 1. Cost saving because of zero cost for small usage each month 2. Ha if one provider is down reroute to the other 3. Reduces lock-in Perhaps they will all eventually offer other languages as well, but at least it used to be node.js 6.x that was common on all three.