Comparison

OpenFaaS vs Vercel Edge Runtime

On the evidence we track, Vercel Edge Runtime leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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OpenFaaS42

★Vercel Edge Runtime67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	OpenFaaS	Vercel Edge RuntimeLeader
vioscaleAI score	42 / 100low · 42%	67 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$3
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	1
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	TISAX AL2
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.2	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://vercel.com/docs/cdn-security/security-headers
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fopenfaas%2Ffaas&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=edge-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	55	2,769
Github starsadoption.github_stars	26,249	914
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	795,942
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	136	-
Historyrelease.history	5 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ GB	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

OpenFaaS42 / 100low · 42%

Vercel Edge Runtime67 / 100medium · 62%

Pricing

Free tier

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Model

OpenFaaSfreemium

Vercel Edge Runtimefreemium

Price level

OpenFaaSlow

Vercel Edge Runtimelow

Starting price

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtime$3

Transparent

OpenFaaS✗

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Integrations

Count

OpenFaaS12

Vercel Edge Runtime1

Security

Certifications

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge RuntimeTISAX AL2

Disclosure policy

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Gdpr

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Hipaa

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Iso27001

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Pci

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Scorecard

OpenFaaS4.2

Vercel Edge Runtime–

Soc2

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Trust center

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtimehttps://vercel.com/docs/cdn-security/security-headers

Vulnerabilities

OpenFaaSCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fopenfaas%2Ffaas&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Vercel Edge RuntimeCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=edge-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtime99.99

Status page

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

OpenFaaS55

Vercel Edge Runtime2,769

Github stars

OpenFaaS26,249

Vercel Edge Runtime914

Package downloads weekly

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge Runtime795,942

Activity

Commits last 30d

OpenFaaS0

Vercel Edge Runtime0

Release

Cadence days

OpenFaaS136

Vercel Edge Runtime–

History

OpenFaaS5 items

Vercel Edge Runtime20 items

License

Spdx

OpenFaaS–

Vercel Edge RuntimeMIT

Language

Primary

OpenFaaSGo

Vercel Edge RuntimeTypeScript

Market

Availability

OpenFaaSAvailable worldwide · HQ GB

Vercel Edge RuntimeAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

OpenFaaS6 items

Vercel Edge Runtime8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Serverless & Edge Platforms
Capability	OpenFaaS	Vercel Edge Runtime
Core
Execution substrate	Container	-
Language / runtime breadth	extensive language support	JavaScript, TypeScript, Python; framework-aware for Next.js and other frameworks
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs	-	✓
Scale
Scale to zero	✓	✓
Performance
Cold-start profile	-	-
Limits
Max execution duration	extended execution timeouts	-
Integration
Event source breadth	HTTP, Cron, Kafka, RabbitMQ, GCP Pub/Sub, PostgreSQL, AWS SNS/SQS	-
HTTP endpoint trigger	✓	✓
Cron / scheduled invocations	✓	✓
State
Durable state / workflow primitive	-	-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container	✓	✓
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing	✓	✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support	✓	✓

Core

Execution substrate

OpenFaaSContainer

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Language / runtime breadth

OpenFaaSextensive language support

Vercel Edge RuntimeJavaScript, TypeScript, Python; framework-aware for Next.js and other frameworks

Reach

Runs at global edge PoPs

OpenFaaS-

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Scale

Scale to zero

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Performance

Cold-start profile

OpenFaaS-

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Limits

Max execution duration

OpenFaaSextended execution timeouts

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Integration

Event source breadth

OpenFaaSHTTP, Cron, Kafka, RabbitMQ, GCP Pub/Sub, PostgreSQL, AWS SNS/SQS

Vercel Edge Runtime-

HTTP endpoint trigger

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Cron / scheduled invocations

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

State

Durable state / workflow primitive

OpenFaaS-

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Flexibility

Bring-your-own runtime / container

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Deployment

Hosting

OpenFaaSCloud + self-hosted

Vercel Edge RuntimeCloud only

Ops

Built-in logs / metrics / tracing

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Extensibility

CLI + IaC / framework support

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

What each one is

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

OpenFaaS

A framework for deploying functions to Kubernetes with automatic scaling, event-driven triggers, multi-tenancy support, and enterprise features including SSO, RBAC, and direct engineering support.

Independently observed

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader

Vercel's CDN platform delivers dynamic and static content globally with framework-aware caching, built-in security protections, and zero-configuration infrastructure. It includes tools for feature flags, log draining, and framework-integrated performance optimization.

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

HybridFree tier14-day trial

Free community edition; subscription-based standard and enterprise tiers

Community EditionFree
- Legacy UI portal
- REST API
- Basic metrics & observability
- Cron trigger
Standard14-day trial available; custom pricing
- Scale to zero
- Kafka/RabbitMQ/GCP Pub/Sub/PostgreSQL/AWS SNS/SQS triggers
- UI dashboard
- Grafana dashboards
- Kubernetes Custom Resources (CRD)
- +4 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Enterprise support with SLA
- Direct engineering support via Slack
- Annual architecture review
- Function Builder REST API
- Identity and Access Management
- +3 more

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader

from $3/moHybridFree tier

Free Hobby tier plus usage-based metered pricing. All prices in USD.

HobbyFree
ProUsage-based pricing for compute and resources
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	OpenFaaS	Vercel Edge Runtime
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗
Air-gappedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

CLI

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Self-hosted

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✗

On-premise

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✗

Hybrid

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✗

Air-gapped

OpenFaaS✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitHub

OpenFaaS

24 total - 23 not shared

Apache Kafka
AWS SQS
AWS SNS
GCP Pub/Sub
RabbitMQ
PostgreSQL
MQTT
Cron
Grafana
Istio
Linkerd
NATS JetStream
Slack
Salesforce
Zoom
Google Docs
Gmail
DigitalOcean
Crunchbase
Kafka
AWS SNS/SQS
Discord
Gumroad

Independently observed

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader

6 total - 5 not shared

GitLab
Bitbucket
Next.js
SvelteKit
Statsig

Independently observed

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