Laconia vs. Serverless Framework, SAM, Apex, etc.
Tools like Serverless Framework, SAM, and Apex help you deploy your serverless application. AWS Lambda and other serverless services can be tedious to setup and maintain. You should definitely use these tools to make your life easier.
Serverless deployment tools and Laconia are not mutually exclusive and can be used in tandem. Check out the example projects to see how they can work together.