Microsoft Azure Functions vs RunPod Serverless

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

Features

Microsoft Azure Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Edge Compute

RunPod Serverless
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Edge Compute

Microsoft Azure Functions
Functions Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python

RunPod Serverless
Functions Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python

Microsoft Azure Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

RunPod Serverless
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

RunPod Serverless
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
8GB
Max. Memory
192GB
Default Timeout
10 min
Max. Timeout
> 5s
Request Payload
10MB / 20MB
Response Payload
10MB / 20MB

Microsoft Azure Functions
Compliance

GDPR

RunPod Serverless
Compliance

GDPR

Microsoft Azure Functions
Regional Availability

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

RunPod Serverless
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global / Regional
Regions
NA, EU
Points of Presence
9, 5

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
8GB
4096 MB
Max. Memory
192GB
5 min
Default Timeout
10 min
10 min
Max. Timeout
> 5s
100 MB
Request Payload
10MB / 20MB
100 MB
Response Payload
10MB / 20MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

8 Global
Deployment Scope
Global / Regional
Regions
NA, EU
100+
Points of Presence
9, 5

Sustainabilty

Green Energy