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IBM Cloud Functions vs Fly.io
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Features

IBM Cloud Functions 
Category

FaaS
Compute
N/A
CaaS
DBaaS
N/A
PaaS
N/A
API Gateway
N/A

Fly.io 
Category

FaaS
N/A
Compute
CaaS
DBaaS
PaaS
API Gateway

IBM Cloud Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Fly.io 
Container Deployment

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

IBM Cloud Functions 
Supported Runtimes

.NET
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust

Fly.io 
Supported Runtimes

.NET
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust

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

Fly.io 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
256 MB
Max. Memory
32 GB
Default Timeout
60 s
Max. Timeout
5 min
Request Payload
200 KB
Response Payload

IBM Cloud Functions 
Compliance

BAA
DPA
GDPR
HIPAA
PHIPA
SOC2

Fly.io 
Compliance

BAA
DPA
GDPR
HIPAA
PHIPA
SOC2

IBM Cloud Functions 
Regional Availability

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

Fly.io 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional + Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, MEA, APAC
Points of Presence
16, 5, 8, 1, 5

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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
.NET
Crystal
Deno
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
256MB
Min. Memory
256 MB
2GB
Max. Memory
32 GB
60s
Default Timeout
60 s
10min
Max. Timeout
5 min
5MB
Request Payload
200 KB
5MB
Response Payload
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
over 300 PoPs worldwide
Deployment Scope
Regional + Global
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, MEA, APAC
Points of Presence
16, 5, 8, 1, 5
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

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