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Comparison

Fission vs Vercel Edge Runtime

On the evidence we track, Vercel Edge Runtime 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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Fission54
★Vercel Edge Runtime70
Score
Vioscale score
Fission54 / 100medium · 54%
Vercel Edge Runtime70 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Model
Fissionopen_source
Vercel Edge Runtimecommercial
Price level
Fissionfree
Vercel Edge Runtimelow
Transparent
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Integrations
Count
Fission6
Vercel Edge Runtime3
Security
Disclosure policy
Fission–
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Gdpr
Fission–
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Hipaa
Fission–
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Iso27001
Fission–
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Pci
Fission–
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Scorecard
Fission7.7
Vercel Edge Runtime–
Soc2
Fission–
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Fission–
Vercel Edge Runtime99.99
Status page
Fission–
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Fission3
Vercel Edge Runtime2,769
Github stars
Fission8,913
Vercel Edge Runtime913
Package downloads weekly
Fission–
Vercel Edge Runtime728,627
Activity
Commits last 30d
Fission60
Vercel Edge Runtime0
Release
Cadence days
Fission24
Vercel Edge Runtime–
History
Fission20 items
Vercel Edge Runtime20 items
License
Spdx
FissionApache-2.0
Vercel Edge RuntimeMIT
Language
Primary
FissionGo
Vercel Edge RuntimeTypeScript
Market
Availability
Fission–
Vercel Edge RuntimeAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Core
Execution substrate
FissionContainer
Vercel Edge Runtime-
Language / runtime breadth
FissionPython, NodeJS, Go, Rust, C#, PHP (extensible to any language)
Vercel Edge RuntimeJavaScript, TypeScript, Python; framework-aware for Next.js and other frameworks
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs
Fission✗
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Scale
Scale to zero
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Performance
Cold-start profile
FissionProvisioned concurrency
Vercel Edge Runtime-
Limits
Max execution duration
Fission-
Vercel Edge Runtime-
Integration
Event source breadth
FissionHTTP and event triggers
Vercel Edge Runtime-
HTTP endpoint trigger
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Cron / scheduled invocations
Fission-
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
State
Durable state / workflow primitive
Fission-
Vercel Edge Runtime-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Deployment
Hosting
FissionCloud + self-hosted
Vercel Edge RuntimeCloud only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓

What each one is

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

Fission

Developers write short-lived functions that are triggered by HTTP requests or events, while the framework handles Kubernetes infrastructure management automatically. This eliminates the need to manually build containers or manage registries.

Independently observed

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader

Vercel is a platform for deploying and serving web applications with built-in edge computing, caching, and serverless functions. It provides managed infrastructure for scaling applications globally with automatic deployments from git repositories, observability tools, and integrated security features.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Fission

Open sourceFree tier

Free, open source under Apache License

as of verify ↗

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader
from $0.03/moHybridFree tier

Free Hobby tier with included limits; Pro with usage-based billing starting from per-unit costs for compute, storage, and analytics

  • HobbyFree
    • Vercel Functions
    • Image Optimization
    • Global CDN
    • Analytics (50k events/mo)
  • Pro$0.05 per 1000 image_transformations + $0.40 per 1000000 image_cache_reads + $0.03 per 1000 analytics_events
    • On-demand compute
    • Usage credits
    • Web Analytics Plus
    • Custom events
    • Advanced monitoring
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Fission✗
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
CLI
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Self-hosted
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✗
On-premise
Fission✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✗

Integrations

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

Fission

6 total
  • Kubernetes
  • Istio
  • Fluentd
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • MCP
Independently observed

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader
3 total
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
Independently observed

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