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Comparison

Serverless Framework vs Vercel Edge Runtime

On the evidence we track, Serverless Framework leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Serverless Framework full profile →Vercel Edge Runtime full profile →
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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute68Serverless FrameworkLeader68Vercel Edge Runtime
Vioscale score68 / 100medium · 50%68 / 100medium · 55%
Commits last 30d840
Github stars46,916913
Package downloads weekly1,509,715733,700
Options{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}{"cloud":true}
LongOpen source serverless framework for building and deploying applications on AWS Lambda with built-in development, debugging, and collaboration tools.Global CDN and edge platform optimized for dynamic and static content delivery with built-in security, performance optimization, and framework-aware caching.
Capabilities{"hosting":"both","cli_and_iac":true,"http_trigger":true,"scheduled_cron":true,"observability_builtin":true}{"hosting":"cloud","cold_start":"provisioned","cli_and_iac":true,"http_trigger":true,"scale_to_zero":true,"edge_distributed":true,"observability_builtin":true}
Count-1
List-[{"name":"Neon"}]
PrimaryJavaScriptTypeScript
Spdx-MIT
Availability-{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}
Support{"cli":true,"web":true}{"cli":true,"web":true}
Pricing{"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"]}{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"$0/month","features":["Automatic CI/CD","Web Application Firewall","Global, automated CDN","Fluid compute","DDoS Mitigation","Traffic & performance insights"],"description":"The perfect starting place for your web app or personal project","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"isr_reads":"1M/month","active_cpu":"4 hours/month","isr_writes":"200k/month","invocations":"1M/month","ip_blocking":"3","blob_storage":"1GB/month","data_transfer":"100GB/month","edge_requests":"1M/month","rate_limiting":"1M allowed requests/month","firewall_rules":"3","edge_config_reads":"100k/month","image_cache_reads":"300k/month","blob_data_transfer":"10GB/month","edge_config_writes":"100/month","image_cache_writes":"100k/month","provisioned_memory":"360 GB-hrs/month","image_transformations":"5k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/month with $20 included usage credit","features":["All Hobby features","$20 of included usage credit","Advanced spend management","Team collaboration & free viewer seats","Faster builds + no queues","Cold start prevention"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Everything you need to build and scale your app","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ip_blocking":"100","data_transfer":"1TB/month","edge_requests":"10M/month","firewall_rules":"40"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing with 99.99% SLA","features":["All Pro features","Guest & Team access controls","SCIM & Directory Sync","Managed WAF Rulesets","Multi-region compute & failover","99.99% SLA","Advanced Support"],"description":"Critical security, performance, observability, platform SLAs, and support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Advanced Deployment Protection","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free (Hobby). Pro $20/month + $20 credit. Usage-based: $2/1M edge requests, $0.15/GB data transfer, $0.128/hr compute. Enterprise custom with 99.99% SLA.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vercel.com/features/edge-functions","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:09:47.082Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}
Free tierYesYes
Modelfreemiumcommercial
Price levellowmid
Starting gbp120
TransparentYesYes
Cadence days13-
Sla pct-99.99
Status pageYesYes
Disclosure policyYesYes
Gdpr-Yes
Hipaa-Yes
Iso27001-Yes
Pci-Yes
Soc2YesYes

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Serverless & Edge Platforms
CapabilityServerless FrameworkVercel Edge Runtime
Core
Execution substrate--
Language / runtime breadth--
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs-✓
Scale
Scale to zero-✓
Performance
Cold-start profile-Provisioned concurrency
Limits
Max execution duration--
Integration
Event source breadth--
HTTP endpoint trigger✓✓
Cron / scheduled invocations✓-
State
Durable state / workflow primitive--
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container--
Deployment
HostingCloud + self-hostedCloud only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing✓✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support✓✓

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