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Alibaba Cloud Function Compute

Alibaba's Functions as a Service

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Overview

Core Product

Functions Containers Docker
Free Trial

Information Resources

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Homepage
Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Homepage

What is Alibaba Cloud Function Compute?

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute is a fully managed, event-driven service that lets you run applications without worrying about infrastructure. Since its launch in 2016, Alibaba Cloud has grown into one of the top cloud providers, with over 25,000 employees and millions of customers worldwide. It competes with major players like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Focus

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Web & Mobile Backends
  • Real-time Stream Processing
  • Real-time File Processing

Key Features

  • Custom Container functions through Alibaba Cloud Container Registry images
  • Integration with other Alibaba Cloud services
  • GPU-accelerated instances: Tesla T4 and Ampere A10
  • Flexible Runtime Support and Environment Variables
  • Integrated Logging and Monitoring

*Alibaba Cloud may face restrictions in some regions.

Service Types

Functions
Available
Containers
Available

Functions Runtimes

.Net
Available
C#
Available
Go
Available
Java
Available
JavaScript
Available
Node.js
Available
PHP
Available
Python
Available

Container Runtimes

Docker
Available

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
32 GB
Default Timeout
60 sec
Max. Timeout
24 h
Request Payload
32 MB
Response Payload
32 MB

Compliance

CSA STAR
Available
GDPR
Available
HIPAA
Available
ISO 27001
Available
ISO 27017
Available
ISO 27018
Available
ISO 27701
Available
MTCS
Available
PCI DSS
Available
SOC 1
Available
SOC 2
Available
SOC 3
Available

Free Trial

  • Free Trial (3 x 150,000 Compute Units per month)

Pricing Model

  • Unified Billing: Charges based on Compute Unit (CU), combining function calls, vCPU, memory, and disk usage.
  • Pay-as-You-Go: Billed for actual usage during execution, based on time and resources used.
  • Resource Plans: Pre-purchase vCPU, memory, or GPU at discounted rates; excess usage billed as pay-as-you-go.

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