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Microsoft Azure Functions vs Railway

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

Features

Microsoft Azure Functions
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
Edge Compute

Railway
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
PaaS
Edge Compute

Microsoft Azure Functions
Supported Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Railway
Supported Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Microsoft Azure Functions
Supported Runtimes

C#
Clojure
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
Scala
TypeScript

Railway
Supported Runtimes

C#
Clojure
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
Scala
TypeScript

Microsoft Azure Functions
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
1536 MB
Max. Memory
4096 MB
Default Timeout
5 min
Max. Timeout
10 min
Request Payload
100 MB
Response Payload
100 MB

Railway
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
N/A
Max. Memory
N/A
Default Timeout
N/A
Max. Timeout
N/A
Request Payload
N/A
Response Payload
N/A

Microsoft Azure Functions
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
8 Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
100+

Railway
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global and Regional
Regions
USA, NL, SIN
Points of Presence
2, 1, 1

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

Supported Containers

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Supported Runtimes

C#
Clojure
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript
PHP
PowerShell
Python
Ruby
Rust
Scala
TypeScript

Supported Frameworks

Supported Frameworks

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

1536 MB
Min. Memory
4096 MB
Max. Memory
5 min
Default Timeout
10 min
Max. Timeout
100 MB
Request Payload
100 MB
Response Payload

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

8 Global
Deployment Scope
Global and Regional
Regions
USA, NL, SIN
100+
Points of Presence
2, 1, 1

Sustainabilty

Green Energy

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

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