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Comparison

OpenFaaS vs Serverless Framework

On the evidence we track, Serverless Framework leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

OpenFaaS full profile →Serverless Framework full profile →
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OpenFaaS41
★Serverless Framework64
Score
Vioscale score
OpenFaaS41 / 100low · 42%updating
Serverless Framework64 / 100high · 75%updating
Pricing
Free tier
OpenFaaS✓
Serverless Framework✓
Model
OpenFaaScommercial
Serverless Frameworkfreemium
Price level
OpenFaaSlow
Serverless Frameworklow
Transparent
OpenFaaS✓
Serverless Framework✓
Integrations
Count
OpenFaaS20
Serverless Framework5
Security
Disclosure policy
OpenFaaS–
Serverless Framework✓
Gdpr
OpenFaaS–
Serverless Framework✓
Scorecard
OpenFaaS4.3
Serverless Framework6.2
Soc2
OpenFaaS–
Serverless Framework✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
OpenFaaS–
Serverless Framework✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
OpenFaaS55
Serverless Framework12,543
Github stars
OpenFaaS26,231
Serverless Framework46,917
Package downloads weekly
OpenFaaS–
Serverless Framework1,478,820
Activity
Commits last 30d
OpenFaaS0
Serverless Framework50
Release
Cadence days
OpenFaaS136
Serverless Framework8
History
OpenFaaS5 items
Serverless Framework20 items
Language
Primary
OpenFaaSGo
Serverless FrameworkJavaScript
Market
Availability
OpenFaaSAvailable worldwide · HQ GB
Serverless Framework–

Capabilities

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

Core
Execution substrate
OpenFaaS-
Serverless Framework-
Language / runtime breadth
OpenFaaSextensive language support
Serverless FrameworkNode.js, Python
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs
OpenFaaS-
Serverless Framework-
Scale
Scale to zero
OpenFaaS-
Serverless Framework✓
Performance
Cold-start profile
OpenFaaS-
Serverless Framework-
Limits
Max execution duration
OpenFaaSextended execution timeouts
Serverless Framework-
Integration
Event source breadth
OpenFaaS-
Serverless FrameworkHTTP, scheduled tasks, SQS workers
HTTP endpoint trigger
OpenFaaS-
Serverless Framework✓
Cron / scheduled invocations
OpenFaaS-
Serverless Framework✓
State
Durable state / workflow primitive
OpenFaaS-
Serverless Framework-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container
OpenFaaS✓
Serverless Framework-
Deployment
Hosting
OpenFaaSCloud + self-hosted
Serverless FrameworkCloud + self-hosted
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing
OpenFaaS-
Serverless Framework✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support
OpenFaaS-
Serverless Framework✓

What each one is

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

OpenFaaS

Open-source serverless framework that abstracts cloud provider differences, allowing you to deploy and run functions across multiple clouds, on-premises, and Kubernetes with extended execution timeouts and support for many programming languages.

Independently observed

Serverless Framework

Leader

Infrastructure-as-code framework for defining and deploying serverless applications to AWS Lambda and related services.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

OpenFaaS

from $1250/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Community Edition free; Standard from $1,250/month with 14-day trial; Enterprise custom pricing

  • Community EditionFree
    • 15 functions
    • 1 namespace
    • Public repositories only
    • Basic autoscaling up to 5/5 replicas
    • Basic metrics & observability
    • +3 more
  • OpenFaaS Standard$1,250/month
    • 500 functions
    • 1 namespace
    • Private registries for functions
    • Fine-tuned autoscaling for RPS, Capacity & CPU
    • Scale to Zero
    • +9 more
  • OpenFaaS for EnterprisesContact sales
    • 5000 functions per namespace
    • Unlimited namespaces
    • Multi-tenancy with secure isolation (gVisor)
    • Function Builder API (REST)
    • Dedicated async queues (JetStream)
    • +9 more
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Serverless Framework

Leader
from $1/moHybridFree tier

Free for individuals and small teams. Pay-as-you-go at $4/credit or reserved annual plans from $1/credit.

  • Pay-As-You-Go$4 per Credit
  • Reserved CreditsFrom $1 per Credit with annual commitment
    • 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)
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
OpenFaaS✗
Serverless Framework✓
Linux
OpenFaaS✓
Serverless Framework✗
CLI
OpenFaaS✓
Serverless Framework✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
OpenFaaS✓
Serverless Framework✓
Self-hosted
OpenFaaS✓
Serverless Framework✓
On-premise
OpenFaaS✓
Serverless Framework✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • AWS SQS

OpenFaaS

20 total - 19 not shared
  • Apache Kafka
  • AWS SNS
  • GCP Pub/Sub
  • RabbitMQ
  • PostgreSQL
  • MQTT
  • Cron
  • Grafana
  • Istio
  • Linkerd
  • NATS JetStream
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
  • Zoom
  • Google Docs
  • Gmail
  • DigitalOcean
  • Crunchbase
Independently observed

Serverless Framework

Leader
5 total - 4 not shared
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS DynamoDB
  • AWS S3
  • AWS API Gateway
Independently observed

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