Fastly Compute vs IBM Cloud Functions
Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives
Features
Fastly Compute
Category
Hosted
FaaS
CaaS
DBaaS
IaC
Edge
IBM Cloud Functions
Category
Hosted
N/A
FaaS
CaaS
DBaaS
N/A
IaC
N/A
Edge
N/A
Fastly Compute
Container Deployment
Docker
IBM Cloud Functions
Container Deployment
Docker
Fastly Compute
Supported Runtimes
Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Rust
TypeScript
WASI supporting SDKs
IBM Cloud Functions
Supported Runtimes
Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Rust
TypeScript
WASI supporting SDKs
Fastly Compute
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
129 MB
Default Timeout
50 ms
Max. Timeout
2 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 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
Fastly Compute
Compliance
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2
IBM Cloud Functions
Compliance
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2
Fastly Compute
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
Global
IBM Cloud Functions
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
over 300 PoPs worldwide
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