Fastly Compute@Edge vs IBM Cloud Functions
Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives
Features
Fastly Compute@Edge
Service Types
Functions
Containers
Database
IaC
Edge Compute
IBM Cloud Functions
Service Types
Functions
Containers
Database
N/A
IaC
N/A
Edge Compute
N/A
Fastly Compute@Edge
Supported Containers
Docker
IBM Cloud Functions
Supported Containers
Docker
Fastly Compute@Edge
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@Edge
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@Edge
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@Edge
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
Global
IBM Cloud Functions
Regional Availability
Deployment Scope
over 300 PoPs worldwide
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