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IBM Cloud Code Engine vs Microsoft Azure Functions

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

Features

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Edge Compute

Microsoft Azure Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Edge Compute

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Supported Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Microsoft Azure Functions
Supported Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Supported Runtimes

C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python

Microsoft Azure Functions
Supported Runtimes

C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python

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

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

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Regional Availability

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

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

Supported Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Supported Runtimes

C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
PowerShell
Python

Supported Frameworks

Supported Frameworks

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

256MB
Min. Memory
1536 MB
48GB
Max. Memory
4096 MB
2h
Default Timeout
5 min
24h
Max. Timeout
10 min
4MB
Request Payload
100 MB
4MB
Response Payload
100 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Regional
Deployment Scope
8 Global
SA, NA, APAC, EU
Regions
1, 3, 3, 3
Points of Presence
100+

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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

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