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AWS Lambda@Edge vs Microsoft Azure Functions
Compare Categories, Runtimes, Pricing, Regions and Alternatives

Features

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
Edge

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Category

Hosted
N/A
FaaS
Edge

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Supported Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PowerShell
Python

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Supported Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PowerShell
Python

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
10 GB
Default Timeout
5 sec
Max. Timeout
30 sec
Request Payload
6 MB
Response Payload
6 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

AWS Lambda@Edge 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Points of Presence
600+

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
8 Global
Points of Presence
100+

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Compare Features, Languages, Execution Limits and Alternatives

Category
Decentralized
Hosted
Self Hosted
BaaS
FaaS
Compute
CaaS
Docker
Managed K8s
DBaaS
KV Store
PaaS
IaC
Edge
Emulator
API Gateway
Container Deployment
Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes
WebAssembly
Supported Runtimes
C#
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PowerShell
Python
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
128 MB
Min. Memory
1536 MB
10 GB
Max. Memory
4096 MB
5 sec
Default Timeout
5 min
30 sec
Max. Timeout
10 min
6 MB
Request Payload
100 MB
6 MB
Response Payload
100 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
Global
Deployment Scope
8 Global
Regions
600+
Points of Presence
100+
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

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