IBM Cloud Functions vs IBM Cloud Code Engine

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

Features

IBM Cloud Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Service Types

Functions
Containers

IBM Cloud Functions
Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Node.js
PHP
Python

IBM Cloud Functions
Container Runtimes

Docker
Kubernetes

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Container Runtimes

Docker
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

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
256MB
Max. Memory
48GB
Default Timeout
2h
Max. Timeout
24h
Request Payload
4MB
Response Payload
4MB

IBM Cloud Functions
Regional Availability

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

IBM Cloud Code Engine
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
SA, NA, APAC, EU
Points of Presence
1, 3, 3, 3

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

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

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

256MB
Min. Memory
256MB
2GB
Max. Memory
48GB
60s
Default Timeout
2h
10min
Max. Timeout
24h
5MB
Request Payload
4MB
5MB
Response Payload
4MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

over 300 PoPs worldwide
Deployment Scope
Regional
Regions
SA, NA, APAC, EU
Points of Presence
1, 3, 3, 3

Sustainabilty

Green Energy