Akamai EdgeWorkers logo
Akamai EdgeWorkers

FaaS at the Edge

Website
Documentation
GitHub
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Fastly Compute@Edge logo
Fastly Compute@Edge

Fast Edge Functions for Dynamic Apps

Website
Documentation
GitHub
Templates

Akamai EdgeWorkers vs Fastly Compute@Edge

Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives

Features

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Service Types

Functions
Database
Edge Compute

Fastly Compute@Edge
Service Types

Functions
Database
Edge Compute

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Supported Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Fastly Compute@Edge
Supported Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

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

Fastly Compute@Edge
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
129 MB
Default Timeout
50 ms
Max. Timeout
2 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

Fastly Compute@Edge
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Points of Presence
11, 2, 6, 6

Fastly Compute@Edge
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
72

Alternatives are matched on service types, programming languages and container support

Entrywan App Platform (Beta) logo

Entrywan App Platform (Beta)

Go Rust

wasmCloud logo

wasmCloud

Rust Wasm

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute logo

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute

JavaScript

Amazon Cloudfront Functions logo

Amazon Cloudfront Functions

JavaScript

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Akamai EdgeWorkers
Fastly Compute@Edge

Compare Features, Languages, Execution Limits and Alternatives

Service Types

Installable Platform
Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
IaC
Edge Compute
Local Emulator
API as a Service

Supported Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Supported Frameworks

Supported Frameworks

Supported Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

64 MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
128 MB
Max. Memory
129 MB
10 sec
Default Timeout
50 ms
1 min
Max. Timeout
2 min
5 MB
Request Payload
5 MB
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Global
Deployment Scope
Global
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Regions
11, 2, 6, 6
Points of Presence
72

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

Alternatives are matched on service types, programming languages and container support

Entrywan App Platform (Beta) logo

Entrywan App Platform (Beta)

Go Rust

wasmCloud logo

wasmCloud

Rust Wasm

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute logo

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute

JavaScript

Amazon Cloudfront Functions logo

Amazon Cloudfront Functions

JavaScript