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AWS Lambda@Edge vs IBM Cloud Code Engine

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

Features

AWS Lambda@Edge
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Edge Compute

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Edge Compute

AWS Lambda@Edge
Supported Containers

Docker
Kubernetes

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Supported Containers

Docker
Kubernetes

AWS Lambda@Edge
Supported Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Supported Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
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

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
256MB
Max. Memory
48GB
Default Timeout
2h
Max. Timeout
24h
Request Payload
4MB
Response Payload
4MB

AWS Lambda@Edge
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
600+

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
SA, NA, APAC, EU
Points of Presence
1, 3, 3, 3

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

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 Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Supported Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

Supported Frameworks

Supported Frameworks

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

128 MB
Min. Memory
256MB
10 GB
Max. Memory
48GB
5 sec
Default Timeout
2h
30 sec
Max. Timeout
24h
6 MB
Request Payload
4MB
6 MB
Response Payload
4MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Global
Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
SA, NA, APAC, EU
600+
Points of Presence
1, 3, 3, 3

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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

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