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Comparison

OpenFaaS 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.

OpenFaaS full profile →Vercel Edge Runtime full profile →
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OpenFaaS41
★Vercel Edge Runtime70
Score
Vioscale score
OpenFaaS41 / 100low · 42%
Vercel Edge Runtime70 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
OpenFaaS✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Model
OpenFaaScommercial
Vercel Edge Runtimecommercial
Price level
OpenFaaSlow
Vercel Edge Runtimelow
Transparent
OpenFaaS✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Integrations
Count
OpenFaaS20
Vercel Edge Runtime3
Security
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
OpenFaaS4.3
Vercel Edge Runtime–
Soc2
OpenFaaS–
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
OpenFaaS–
Vercel Edge Runtime99.99
Status page
OpenFaaS–
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
OpenFaaS55
Vercel Edge Runtime2,769
Github stars
OpenFaaS26,231
Vercel Edge Runtime913
Package downloads weekly
OpenFaaS–
Vercel Edge Runtime728,627
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

Capabilities

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

Core
Execution substrate
OpenFaaS-
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
OpenFaaS-
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

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

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.

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
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
OpenFaaS✗
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Linux
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✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

OpenFaaS

20 total - 19 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
Independently observed

Vercel Edge Runtime

Leader
3 total - 2 not shared
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
Independently observed

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