Microsoft Azure Functions vs Amazon Cloudfront Functions

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

Features

Microsoft Azure Functions
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

Amazon Cloudfront Functions
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

Microsoft Azure Functions
Functions Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python

Amazon Cloudfront Functions
Functions Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python

Microsoft Azure Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Amazon Cloudfront Functions
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

Amazon Cloudfront Functions
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
2 MB
Max. Memory
2 MB
Default Timeout
Max. Timeout
~1 ms
Request Payload
10 KB
Response Payload
10 KB

Microsoft Azure Functions
Regional Availability

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

Amazon Cloudfront Functions
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
13
Points of Presence
600+

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

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
2 MB
4096 MB
Max. Memory
2 MB
5 min
Default Timeout
10 min
Max. Timeout
~1 ms
100 MB
Request Payload
10 KB
100 MB
Response Payload
10 KB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

8 Global
Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
13
100+
Points of Presence
600+

Sustainabilty

Green Energy