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Google Cloud Functions vs IBM Cloud Code Engine
Compare Categories, Runtimes, Pricing, Regions and Alternatives

Features

Google Cloud Functions 
Category

FaaS
CaaS

IBM Cloud Code Engine 
Category

FaaS
CaaS

Google Cloud Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker
Kubernetes

IBM Cloud Code Engine 
Container Deployment

Docker
Kubernetes

Google Cloud Functions 
Supported Runtimes

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

IBM Cloud Code Engine 
Supported Runtimes

.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

IBM Cloud Code Engine 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
256MB
Max. Memory
48GB
Default Timeout
2h
Max. Timeout
24h
Request Payload
4MB
Response Payload
4MB

Google Cloud Functions 
Regional Availability

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

IBM Cloud Code Engine 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
SA, NA, APAC, EU
Points of Presence
1, 3, 3, 3

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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
.NET Core
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
128 MB
Min. Memory
256MB
8 GB / 32 GiB
Max. Memory
48GB
60 sec
Default Timeout
2h
9 min / 60 min
Max. Timeout
24h
10 MB / 32 MB
Request Payload
4MB
10 MB / 32 MB
Response Payload
4MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
Regional
Deployment Scope
Regional
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Regions
SA, NA, APAC, EU
23 / 40
Points of Presence
1, 3, 3, 3
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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