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
Edge Compute

IBM Cloud Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
N/A
Edge Compute
N/A

Fastly Compute@Edge
Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

IBM Cloud Functions
Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Fastly Compute@Edge
Container Runtimes

Docker

IBM Cloud Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker

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
Points of Presence
72

IBM Cloud Functions
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
over 300 PoPs worldwide
Points of Presence
N/A

Alternatives are matched on service types, programming languages and container support

Compare Features, Languages, Execution Limits and Alternatives

Service Types

Installable Platform
Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
IaC
Edge Compute
Local Emulator
API as a Service

Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

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
72
Points of Presence

Sustainabilty

Green Energy