Akamai EdgeWorkers vs Microsoft Azure Functions
Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives
Features
Akamai EdgeWorkers
Category
Hosted
FaaS
KV Store
Edge
Microsoft Azure Functions
Category
Hosted
N/A
FaaS
KV Store
N/A
Edge
Akamai EdgeWorkers
Container Deployment
Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure Functions
Container Deployment
Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes
Akamai EdgeWorkers
Supported Runtimes
C#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python
Microsoft Azure Functions
Supported Runtimes
C#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python
Akamai EdgeWorkers
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
Min. Memory
64 MB
Max. Memory
128 MB
Default Timeout
10 sec
Max. Timeout
1 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB
Microsoft Azure Functions
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
Min. Memory
1536 MB
Max. Memory
4096 MB
Default Timeout
5 min
Max. Timeout
10 min
Request Payload
100 MB
Response Payload
100 MB
Akamai EdgeWorkers
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
N/A
Points of Presence
N/A
Microsoft Azure Functions
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
8 Global
Points of Presence
100+
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