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Google Cloud Functions vs Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives

Features

Google Cloud Functions 
Category

Hosted
N/A
FaaS
CaaS

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Category

Hosted
FaaS
CaaS

Google Cloud Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Container Deployment

Docker

Google Cloud Functions 
Supported Runtimes

.Net
.NET Core
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Supported Runtimes

.Net
.NET Core
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby

Google Cloud Functions 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
8 GB / 32 GiB
Default Timeout
60 sec
Max. Timeout
9 min / 60 min
Request Payload
10 MB / 32 MB
Response Payload
10 MB / 32 MB

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
32 GB
Default Timeout
60 sec
Max. Timeout
24 h
Request Payload
32 MB
Response Payload
32 MB

Google Cloud Functions 
Compliance

CSA STAR
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
ISO 27017
ISO 27018
ISO 27701
MTCS
PCI DSS
SOC 1
SOC 2
SOC 3

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Compliance

CSA STAR
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
ISO 27017
ISO 27018
ISO 27701
MTCS
PCI DSS
SOC 1
SOC 2
SOC 3

Google Cloud Functions 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Points of Presence
23 / 40

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
NA, CH, APAC, EU, MENA
Points of Presence
2, 9, 8, 2, 1

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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
.Net
.NET Core
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
128 MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
8 GB / 32 GiB
Max. Memory
32 GB
60 sec
Default Timeout
60 sec
9 min / 60 min
Max. Timeout
24 h
10 MB / 32 MB
Request Payload
32 MB
10 MB / 32 MB
Response Payload
32 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
Regional
Deployment Scope
Regional
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Regions
NA, CH, APAC, EU, MENA
23 / 40
Points of Presence
2, 9, 8, 2, 1
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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