RunPod Serverless vs Fastly Compute@Edge

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

Features

RunPod Serverless
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
Edge Compute

Fastly Compute@Edge
Service Types

Functions
Containers
Database
Edge Compute

RunPod Serverless
Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Python
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Fastly Compute@Edge
Functions Runtimes

Go
JavaScript
Python
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

RunPod Serverless
Container Runtimes

Docker

Fastly Compute@Edge
Container Runtimes

Docker

RunPod Serverless
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
8GB
Max. Memory
192GB
Default Timeout
10 min
Max. Timeout
> 5s
Request Payload
10MB / 20MB
Response Payload
10MB / 20MB

Fastly Compute@Edge
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
128 MB
Max. Memory
129 MB
Default Timeout
50 ms
Max. Timeout
2 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

RunPod Serverless
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

Fastly Compute@Edge
Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2 Type 2

RunPod Serverless
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global / Regional
Regions
NA, EU
Points of Presence
9, 5

Fastly Compute@Edge
Regional Availability

Deployment Scope
Global
Regions
N/A
Points of Presence
72

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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
Python
Rust
TypeScript
Wasm

Container Runtimes

Docker
Docker Private Registry
Docker Swarm
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

8GB
Min. Memory
128 MB
192GB
Max. Memory
129 MB
10 min
Default Timeout
50 ms
> 5s
Max. Timeout
2 min
10MB / 20MB
Request Payload
5 MB
10MB / 20MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Compliance

Certificates

Regional Availability

Global / Regional
Deployment Scope
Global
NA, EU
Regions
9, 5
Points of Presence
72

Sustainabilty

Green Energy