IBM Cloud Functions vs Fly.io

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

Features

IBM Cloud Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
N/A
PaaS
N/A
Edge Compute
N/A
API as a Service
N/A

Fly.io
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
Edge Compute
API as a Service

IBM Cloud Functions
Functions Runtimes

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

Fly.io
Functions Runtimes

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

IBM Cloud Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Fly.io
Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

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

Service Types

Installable Platform
Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
IaC
Edge Compute
Local Emulator
API as a Service

Functions Runtimes

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

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

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