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Microsoft Azure Functions vs Fly.io

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

Features

Microsoft Azure Functions
Category

FaaS
Compute
N/A
CaaS
DBaaS
PaaS
Edge
API Gateway

Fly.io
Category

FaaS
N/A
Compute
CaaS
DBaaS
PaaS
Edge
N/A
API Gateway

Microsoft Azure Functions
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Fly.io
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Microsoft Azure Functions
Supported Runtimes

.NET
C#
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust

Fly.io
Supported Runtimes

.NET
C#
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust

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

Fly.io
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
256 MB
Max. Memory
32 GB
Default Timeout
60 s
Max. Timeout
5 min
Request Payload
200 KB
Response Payload

Microsoft Azure Functions
Compliance

BAA
DPA
GDPR
HIPAA
PHIPA
SOC2

Fly.io
Compliance

BAA
DPA
GDPR
HIPAA
PHIPA
SOC2

Microsoft Azure Functions
Regional Availability

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

Fly.io
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional + Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, MEA, APAC
Points of Presence
16, 5, 8, 1, 5

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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

.NET
C#
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust

Supported Frameworks

Supported Frameworks

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

1536 MB
Min. Memory
256 MB
4096 MB
Max. Memory
32 GB
5 min
Default Timeout
60 s
10 min
Max. Timeout
5 min
100 MB
Request Payload
200 KB
100 MB
Response Payload

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

8 Global
Deployment Scope
Regional + Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, MEA, APAC
100+
Points of Presence
16, 5, 8, 1, 5

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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