Google Cloud Functions vs IBM Cloud Code Engine

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

Features

Google Cloud Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Service Types

Functions
Containers

Google Cloud Functions
Functions Runtimes

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

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Functions Runtimes

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

Google Cloud Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker
Kubernetes

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Container Runtimes

Docker
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

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

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
Python
Ruby

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

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