Azure Functions is Microsoft's serverless compute service for running event-driven code without managing infrastructure, integrated with the Azure ecosystem. Launched in 2016, its Consumption plan includes a monthly free execution grant, then usage-based pricing, with a 99.95% uptime SLA. It targets developers building serverless apps on Azure, from startups to enterprises. Its deep Azure integration carries higher vendor lock-in, though data export is supported. It carries SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and FedRAMP attestations.
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Overview
- Founded
- 2016
- Pricing tier
- Low
- Startup-friendly
- Yes
- Enterprise-ready
- Yes
Cloud infrastructure
- Starting price
- Free
- SLA uptime
- 99.95%
- Managed Kubernetes
- No
- Helm support
- No
- Free tier
- Yes
- Vendor lock-in
- High
- Open standards
- No
- Easy data export
- Yes
- Multi-cloud friendly
- No
- Org size
- Enterprise
- Support tier
- Enterprise
- Ease of use
- 3/5