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

Features

Backendless 
Category

FaaS
DBaaS
Edge

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Category

FaaS
DBaaS
Edge

Backendless 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Backendless 
Supported Runtimes

C#
Codeless (visual)
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Supported Runtimes

C#
Codeless (visual)
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python

Backendless 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
N/A
Max. Memory
N/A
Default Timeout
5,000 ms
Max. Timeout
20,000 ms
Request Payload
N/A
Response Payload
N/A

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

Backendless 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
North America, Europe
Points of Presence
N/A

Microsoft Azure Functions 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
8 Global
Points of Presence
100+

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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#
Codeless (visual)
Java
JavaScript
PowerShell
Python
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
Min. Memory
1536 MB
Max. Memory
4096 MB
5,000 ms
Default Timeout
5 min
20,000 ms
Max. Timeout
10 min
Request Payload
100 MB
Response Payload
100 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
North America, Europe
Deployment Scope
8 Global
Regions
Points of Presence
100+
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

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