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Comparison

Cloudflare Workers vs Serverless Framework

On the evidence we track, Cloudflare Workers leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute70Cloudflare WorkersLeader68Serverless Framework
Vioscale score70 / 100low · 30%68 / 100medium · 50%
Commits last 30d-84
Github stars-46,916
Package downloads weekly-1,509,715
Options{"cloud":true}{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}
LongCloudflare Workers are fast, elastic, and serverless functions that scale automatically from zero to millions of requests.Open source serverless framework for building and deploying applications on AWS Lambda with built-in development, debugging, and collaboration tools.
Capabilities{"hosting":"cloud","triggers":"HTTP endpoints, webhooks, scheduled tasks, background jobs","languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust","cold_start":"none","cli_and_iac":true,"http_trigger":true,"durable_state":true,"scale_to_zero":true,"scheduled_cron":true,"edge_distributed":true,"runtime_substrate":"isolate"}{"hosting":"both","cli_and_iac":true,"http_trigger":true,"scheduled_cron":true,"observability_builtin":true}
Primary-JavaScript
Support{"cli":true,"web":true}{"cli":true,"web":true}
Pricing{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["100k requests/day","10ms CPU time per request","Durable Objects: 100k requests/day, 13k GB-s/day","Durable Objects SQL: 50M rows read/day, 100k written/day, 5GB stored","Containers: 25 GiB-hrs, 375 vCPU-min, 200 GB-hrs, 1TB egress (NA/EU)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"cpu_time":"10ms/request","requests":"100k/day","containers_cpu":"375 vCPU-min","containers_disk":"200 GB-hrs","containers_memory":"25 GiB-hrs","containers_egress_na_eu":"1TB","durable_objects_duration":"13k GB-s/day","durable_objects_requests":"100k/day","durable_objects_sql_stored":"5GB","durable_objects_sql_rows_read":"50M/day"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pay-as-you-go","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"CPU ms"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.02,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"Durable Objects requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.15,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"Durable Objects GB-seconds"},"kind":"metered","amount":12.5,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier with 100k requests/day. Pay-as-you-go at $0.30/million requests and $0.02/million CPU ms.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://workers.cloudflare.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:34:57.349Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.02,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}}{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pay-As-You-Go","summary":"$4 per Credit","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":4,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay for credits monthly as you use them","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Reserved Credits","summary":"From $1 per Credit with annual commitment","features":["Up to 74% off with 1 year commitment","Up to 77% off with 2 year commitment","Up to 80% off with 3 year commitment","Additional 10% off if pay upfront","Additional 35% off for small business (<$5M revenue, <30 employees, <$5M raised)"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Reserve monthly credits through annual contracts for discounts","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free for individuals and small teams. Pay-as-you-go at $4/credit or reserved annual plans from $1/credit.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.serverless.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:41:05.833Z","startingPrice":{"amount":1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}
Free tierYesYes
Modelcommercialfreemium
Price levellowlow
Starting gbp0.021
TransparentYesYes
Cadence days-13
Status pageYesYes
Disclosure policyYesYes
Soc2-Yes

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Serverless & Edge Platforms
CapabilityCloudflare WorkersServerless Framework
Core
Execution substrateV8 isolate-
Language / runtime breadthJavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust-
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs✓-
Scale
Scale to zero✓-
Performance
Cold-start profileNone (isolate)-
Limits
Max execution duration--
Integration
Event source breadthHTTP endpoints, webhooks, scheduled tasks, background jobs-
HTTP endpoint trigger✓✓
Cron / scheduled invocations✓✓
State
Durable state / workflow primitive✓-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container--
Deployment
HostingCloud onlyCloud + self-hosted
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing-✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support✓✓

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