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Microsoft Azure Functions vs Fastly Compute
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Features

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Category

Hosted
N/A
FaaS
DBaaS
IaC
Edge

Fastly Compute 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
DBaaS
IaC
Edge

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Fastly Compute 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Supported Runtimes

C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python
Rust
TypeScript
WASI supporting SDKs

Fastly Compute 
Supported Runtimes

C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python
Rust
TypeScript
WASI supporting SDKs

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

Fastly Compute 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
129 MB
Default Timeout
50 ms
Max. Timeout
2 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

Fastly Compute 
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
8 Global
Points of Presence
100+

Fastly Compute 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Points of Presence
N/A

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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#
Go
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python
Rust
TypeScript
WASI supporting SDKs
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
1536 MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
4096 MB
Max. Memory
129 MB
5 min
Default Timeout
50 ms
10 min
Max. Timeout
2 min
100 MB
Request Payload
5 MB
100 MB
Response Payload
5 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
8 Global
Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
100+
Points of Presence
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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