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Comparison

Cloudflare Workers vs Google Cloud Functions

On the evidence we track, Cloudflare Workers leads this comparison with a composite score of 91/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Cloudflare Workers full profile →Google Cloud Functions full profile →
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★Cloudflare Workers91
Google Cloud Functions44
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudflare Workers91 / 100medium · 63%
Google Cloud Functions44 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Model
Cloudflare Workersfreemium
Google Cloud Functionsfreemium
Price level
Cloudflare Workersmid
Google Cloud Functionslow
Transparent
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions✗
Integrations
Count
Cloudflare Workers–
Google Cloud Functions2
Security
Disclosure policy
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions–
Gdpr
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Iso27001
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions–
Pci
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions–
Soc2
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions–
Reliability
Sla pct
Cloudflare Workers100
Google Cloud Functions–
Status page
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for serverless & edge platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Execution substrate
Cloudflare WorkersV8 isolate
Google Cloud Functions-
Language / runtime breadth
Cloudflare WorkersJavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust
Google Cloud Functions-
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions-
Scale
Scale to zero
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Performance
Cold-start profile
Cloudflare WorkersNone (isolate)
Google Cloud Functions-
Limits
Max execution duration
Cloudflare Workers-
Google Cloud Functions-
Integration
Event source breadth
Cloudflare WorkersHTTP requests, cron schedules, webhooks, message queues
Google Cloud FunctionsEvent-driven (Google Cloud products and third-party services)
HTTP endpoint trigger
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions-
Cron / scheduled invocations
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions-
State
Durable state / workflow primitive
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Deployment
Hosting
Cloudflare WorkersCloud only
Google Cloud FunctionsCloud + self-hosted
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing
Cloudflare Workers-
Google Cloud Functions-
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cloudflare Workers

Leader

A serverless platform enabling developers to deploy applications and scripts that run across Cloudflare's global infrastructure, scaling automatically from zero requests to millions, with billing based on actual execution time rather than reserved capacity.

Independently observed

Google Cloud Functions

A platform for running small code snippets that respond to events, automatically scaling from zero to handle demand without requiring manual infrastructure provisioning or management. Charges only for actual execution time.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cloudflare Workers

Leader
from $20/moHybridFree tier

Free tier with per-request and per-CPU metering. General Cloudflare plans from free to $250/mo; Workers add-on services metered separately.

  • FreeFree
    • DNS
    • DDoS Protection
    • CDN
    • Universal SSL
    • WAF
    • +3 more
  • Pro$20/mo billed annually or $25/mo billed monthly
    • Fast DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • CDN
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • +7 more
  • Business$200/mo billed annually or $250/mo billed monthly
    • Fast DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • CDN
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • +8 more
  • ContractContact sales
as of verify ↗

Google Cloud Functions

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing. Free tier: 2M+ requests/month. $300 free credits for new customers.

  • Pay-as-you-goFree
    • Pay only for execution time
    • No charges when idle
    • Automatic scaling
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
CLI
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudflare Workers✓
Google Cloud Functions✓
Self-hosted
Cloudflare Workers✗
Google Cloud Functions✓
On-premise
Cloudflare Workers✗
Google Cloud Functions✓
Hybrid
Cloudflare Workers✗
Google Cloud Functions✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Cloudflare Workers

Leader

Not documented yet.

Google Cloud Functions

2 total
  • Google Cloud products
  • third-party services
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.