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Fastly Compute vs IBM Cloud Functions
Compare Categories, Runtimes, Pricing, 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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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
Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Rust
TypeScript
WASI supporting SDKs
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
128 MB
Min. Memory
256MB
129 MB
Max. Memory
2GB
50 ms
Default Timeout
60s
2 min
Max. Timeout
10min
5 MB
Request Payload
5MB
5 MB
Response Payload
5MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
Global
Deployment Scope
over 300 PoPs worldwide
Regions
Points of Presence
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

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