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Microsoft Azure Functions vs Serverless Framework
Compare Categories, Runtimes, Pricing, Regions and Alternatives

Features

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Category

Self Hosted
N/A
FaaS
IaC
Edge
Emulator

Serverless Framework 
Category

Self Hosted
FaaS
IaC
Edge
Emulator

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Serverless Framework 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Supported Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python

Serverless Framework 
Supported Runtimes

C#
Java
JavaScript
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

Serverless Framework 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
N/A
Max. Memory
N/A
Default Timeout
N/A
Max. Timeout
N/A
Request Payload
N/A
Response Payload
N/A

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
8 Global
Points of Presence
100+

Serverless Framework 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
N/A
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#
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
1536 MB
Min. Memory
4096 MB
Max. Memory
5 min
Default Timeout
10 min
Max. Timeout
100 MB
Request Payload
100 MB
Response Payload
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
8 Global
Deployment Scope
Regions
100+
Points of Presence
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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