Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Overview
Core Product
Information Resources
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.
Last updated: October 15, 2024
*Information is subject to change. Verify with the official Alibaba Cloud Function Compute website.
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