1.4

Azure Functions

SaaS Apps

Azure Functions is an event-driven, serverless compute platform that helps you develop more efficiently using the programming language of your choice. Focus on core business logic with the highest level of hardware abstraction.

Developed by Microsoft Azure
License Model
Freemium • Proprietary

About Azure Functions

Azure Functions is an event-driven, serverless compute platform that helps you develop more efficiently using the programming language of your choice. Focus on core business logic with the highest level of hardware abstraction. Simplify complex orchestration challenges, build and debug locally, deploy at scale in the cloud, and connect functions to Azure services using triggers and bindings.

Integrated programming model with a variety of programming languages Built-in serverless elasticity to build secure, reliable apps at scale Flexible hosting options with a pay-per-use model for improved operational efficiency Built-in Azure DevOps tools for an end-to-end development experience

Features

Scalable
Serverless
Auto Scaling
Automated deployment

Alternatives to Azure Functions (2)

AWS Lambda

Cloud Computing Service

Cloud Hosting Service

AWS Lambda is a compute service that runs your code in response to events and automatically manages the underlying compute resources for you.

1.9 on average

IBM Cloud Functions

Based on Apache OpenWhisk, IBM Cloud Functions is a polyglot functions-as-a-service (FaaS) programming platform for developing lightweight code that scalably executes on demand.

2.1 on average
Available Platforms

Software as a Service SaaS

Tags

deployment

serverless-api

serverless-compute

event-driven-application

Licensing

Proprietary and Freemium product.

Supported Languages

English

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