AWS Lambda vs IBM Cloud Functions

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

Features

AWS Lambda
Service Types

Functions
Containers

IBM Cloud Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers

AWS Lambda
Functions Runtimes

.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript

IBM Cloud Functions
Functions Runtimes

.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript

AWS Lambda
Container Runtimes

Docker

IBM Cloud Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker

AWS Lambda
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
10 GB
Default Timeout
5 s
Max. Timeout
900 s
Request Payload
6 MB
Response Payload
6 MB

IBM Cloud Functions
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
256MB
Max. Memory
2GB
Default Timeout
60s
Max. Timeout
10min
Request Payload
5MB
Response Payload
5MB

AWS Lambda
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
25
Points of Presence
N/A

IBM Cloud Functions
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
over 300 PoPs worldwide
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
N/A

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Service Types

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

Functions Runtimes

.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

128 MB
Min. Memory
256MB
10 GB
Max. Memory
2GB
5 s
Default Timeout
60s
900 s
Max. Timeout
10min
6 MB
Request Payload
5MB
6 MB
Response Payload
5MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Regional
Deployment Scope
over 300 PoPs worldwide
25
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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