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

Features

IBM Cloud Functions 
Category

FaaS
CaaS

Google Cloud Functions 
Category

FaaS
CaaS

IBM Cloud Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker

Google Cloud Functions 
Container Deployment

Docker

IBM Cloud Functions 
Supported Runtimes

.NET Core
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby

Google Cloud Functions 
Supported Runtimes

.NET Core
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby

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

Google Cloud Functions 
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
8 GB / 32 GiB
Default Timeout
60 sec
Max. Timeout
9 min / 60 min
Request Payload
10 MB / 32 MB
Response Payload
10 MB / 32 MB

IBM Cloud Functions 
Regional Availability

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

Google Cloud Functions 
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Points of Presence
23 / 40

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
.NET Core
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby
Supported Frameworks
Supported Frameworks
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
256MB
Min. Memory
128 MB
2GB
Max. Memory
8 GB / 32 GiB
60s
Default Timeout
60 sec
10min
Max. Timeout
9 min / 60 min
5MB
Request Payload
10 MB / 32 MB
5MB
Response Payload
10 MB / 32 MB
Compliance
Certificates
Regional Availability
over 300 PoPs worldwide
Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
NA, LATAM, EU, APAC
Points of Presence
23 / 40
Sustainabilty
Green Energy

Alternatives are matched by category, runtimes, and hosting.

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