IBM Cloud Code Engine vs Google Cloud Functions

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

Features

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Service Types

Functions
Containers

Google Cloud Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Functions Runtimes

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

Google Cloud Functions
Functions Runtimes

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

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Container Runtimes

Docker
Kubernetes

Google Cloud Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker
Kubernetes

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
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
Regional Availability

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

Google Cloud Functions
Regional Availability

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

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

256MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
48GB
Max. Memory
8 GB / 32 GiB
2h
Default Timeout
60 sec
24h
Max. Timeout
9 min / 60 min
4MB
Request Payload
10 MB / 32 MB
4MB
Response Payload
10 MB / 32 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Regional
Deployment Scope
Regional
SA, NA, APAC, EU
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
1, 3, 3, 3
Points of Presence
23 / 40

Sustainabilty

Green Energy