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IBM Cloud Functions vs Fastly Compute@Edge

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

Features

IBM Cloud Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
N/A
Edge Compute
N/A

Fastly Compute@Edge
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
Edge Compute

IBM Cloud Functions
Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Fastly Compute@Edge
Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

IBM Cloud Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker

Fastly Compute@Edge
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

Fastly Compute@Edge
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
129 MB
Default Timeout
50 ms
Max. Timeout
2 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

IBM Cloud Functions
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

Fastly Compute@Edge
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

IBM Cloud Functions
Regional Availability

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

Fastly Compute@Edge
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Points of Presence
72

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

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute logo

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute

Docker Go JavaScript Node.js PHP Python

Dokku logo

Dokku

Docker Go JavaScript Node.js PHP Python

Google Cloud Run logo

Google Cloud Run

Docker Go JavaScript Node.js PHP Python

Huawei Cloud FunctionGraph logo

Huawei Cloud FunctionGraph

Docker Go JavaScript Node.js PHP Python

IBM Cloud Functions logo
IBM Cloud Functions
Fastly Compute@Edge
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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

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

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

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

over 300 PoPs worldwide
Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
Points of Presence
72

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute logo

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute

Docker Go JavaScript Node.js PHP Python

Dokku logo

Dokku

Docker Go JavaScript Node.js PHP Python

Google Cloud Run logo

Google Cloud Run

Docker Go JavaScript Node.js PHP Python

Huawei Cloud FunctionGraph logo

Huawei Cloud FunctionGraph

Docker Go JavaScript Node.js PHP Python