IBM Cloud Functions vs Alibaba Cloud Function Compute

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

Features

IBM Cloud Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
Service Types

Functions
Containers

IBM Cloud Functions
Functions Runtimes

.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
Functions Runtimes

.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

IBM Cloud Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
Container Runtimes

Docker

IBM Cloud Functions
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
256MB
Max. Memory
2GB
Default Timeout
60s
Max. Timeout
10min
Request Payload
5MB
Response Payload
5MB

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
32 GB
Default Timeout
60 sec
Max. Timeout
24 h
Request Payload
32 MB
Response Payload
32 MB

IBM Cloud Functions
Compliance

CSA STAR
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
ISO 27017
ISO 27018
ISO 27701
MTCS
PCI DSS
SOC 1
SOC 2
SOC 3

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
Compliance

CSA STAR
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
ISO 27017
ISO 27018
ISO 27701
MTCS
PCI DSS
SOC 1
SOC 2
SOC 3

IBM Cloud Functions
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
over 300 PoPs worldwide
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
N/A

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
CH, APAC, US, EU
Points of Presence
8, 8, 2, 2

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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
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

256MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
2GB
Max. Memory
32 GB
60s
Default Timeout
60 sec
10min
Max. Timeout
24 h
5MB
Request Payload
32 MB
5MB
Response Payload
32 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

over 300 PoPs worldwide
Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
CH, APAC, US, EU
Points of Presence
8, 8, 2, 2

Sustainabilty

Green Energy