Microsoft Azure Functions vs IBM Cloud Functions
Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives
Features
Microsoft Azure Functions
Category
FaaS
CaaS
Edge
IBM Cloud Functions
Category
FaaS
CaaS
Edge
N/A
Microsoft Azure Functions
Container Deployment
Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes
IBM Cloud Functions
Container Deployment
Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure Functions
Supported Runtimes
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
IBM Cloud Functions
Supported Runtimes
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
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
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
Microsoft Azure Functions
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
8 Global
Points of Presence
100+
IBM Cloud Functions
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
over 300 PoPs worldwide
Points of Presence
N/A
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