Google Cloud Functions vs Microsoft Azure Functions

Compare Service Types, Runtimes, Execution Limits, Compliance, Regions and Alternatives

Features

Google Cloud Functions
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

Microsoft Azure Functions
Service Types

Functions
Edge Compute

Google Cloud Functions
Functions Runtimes

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

Microsoft Azure Functions
Functions Runtimes

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

Google Cloud Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Microsoft Azure Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

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

Microsoft Azure Functions
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
1536 MB
Max. Memory
4096 MB
Default Timeout
5 min
Max. Timeout
10 min
Request Payload
100 MB
Response Payload
100 MB

Google Cloud Functions
Regional Availability

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

Microsoft Azure Functions
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
8 Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
100+

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

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

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

128 MB
Min. Memory
1536 MB
8 GB / 32 GiB
Max. Memory
4096 MB
60 sec
Default Timeout
5 min
9 min / 60 min
Max. Timeout
10 min
10 MB / 32 MB
Request Payload
100 MB
10 MB / 32 MB
Response Payload
100 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Regional
Deployment Scope
8 Global
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Regions
23 / 40
Points of Presence
100+

Sustainabilty

Green Energy