Microsoft Azure Functions vs Akamai EdgeWorkers

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

Features

Microsoft Azure Functions
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

Microsoft Azure Functions
Functions Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Functions Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python

Microsoft Azure Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

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
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
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
8 Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
100+

Akamai EdgeWorkers
Regional Availability

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

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Service Types

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

Functions Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

1536 MB
Min. Memory
64 MB
4096 MB
Max. Memory
128 MB
5 min
Default Timeout
10 sec
10 min
Max. Timeout
1 min
100 MB
Request Payload
5 MB
100 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

8 Global
Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
100+
Points of Presence
11, 2, 6, 6

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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