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Microsoft Azure Functions vs IBM Cloud Functions
Compare Categories, Runtimes, Pricing, 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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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
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
1536 MB
Min. Memory
256MB
4096 MB
Max. Memory
2GB
5 min
Default Timeout
60s
10 min
Max. Timeout
10min
100 MB
Request Payload
5MB
100 MB
Response Payload
5MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
8 Global
Deployment Scope
over 300 PoPs worldwide
Regions
100+
Points of Presence
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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