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IBM Cloud Functions vs DigitalOcean Functions
Compare Categories, Runtimes, Pricing, Regions and Alternatives

Features

IBM Cloud Functions 
Category

FaaS
CaaS

DigitalOcean Functions 
Category

FaaS
CaaS

IBM Cloud Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker

DigitalOcean Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker

IBM Cloud Functions 
Supported Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

DigitalOcean Functions 
Supported Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

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

DigitalOcean Functions 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
1 GB
Default Timeout
3 s
Max. Timeout
15 min
Request Payload
1 MB
Response Payload
1 MB

IBM Cloud Functions 
Compliance

APEC CBPR PRP
CSA STAR Level 1
ISO 14001
ISO 27001
ISO 50001
PCI-DSS
SOC 1 Type II
SOC 2 Type II
SOC 3 Type II

DigitalOcean Functions 
Compliance

APEC CBPR PRP
CSA STAR Level 1
ISO 14001
ISO 27001
ISO 50001
PCI-DSS
SOC 1 Type II
SOC 2 Type II
SOC 3 Type II

IBM Cloud Functions 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
over 300 PoPs worldwide

DigitalOcean Functions 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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
Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
256MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
2GB
Max. Memory
1 GB
60s
Default Timeout
3 s
10min
Max. Timeout
15 min
5MB
Request Payload
1 MB
5MB
Response Payload
1 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
over 300 PoPs worldwide
Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
Points of Presence
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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