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Comparison

Vercel Edge Runtime vs Vercel Functions

On the evidence we track, Vercel Functions leads this comparison with a composite score of 92/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Vercel Edge Runtime full profile →Vercel Functions full profile →
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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute68Vercel Edge Runtime92Vercel FunctionsLeader
Vioscale score68 / 100medium · 55%92 / 100low · 49%
Commits last 30d0-
Github stars913-
Package downloads weekly733,700-
Options{"cloud":true}{"cloud":true}
LongGlobal CDN and edge platform optimized for dynamic and static content delivery with built-in security, performance optimization, and framework-aware caching.Serverless function execution platform with usage-based billing across multiple global regions and programming language runtimes.
Capabilities{"hosting":"cloud","cold_start":"provisioned","cli_and_iac":true,"http_trigger":true,"scale_to_zero":true,"edge_distributed":true,"observability_builtin":true}{"hosting":"cloud","triggers":"HTTP, Cron Jobs, WebSockets","languages":"Node.js, Bun, Python, Rust, Go, Ruby, Wasm","cli_and_iac":true,"http_trigger":true,"scale_to_zero":true,"scheduled_cron":true,"edge_distributed":true,"observability_builtin":true}
Count1-
List[{"name":"Neon"}]-
PrimaryTypeScript-
SpdxMIT-
Availability{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}-
Support{"cli":true,"web":true}{"cli":true,"web":true}
Pricing{"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"]}{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"active_cpu":"4 hours/month","invocations":"1 million/month","provisioned_memory":"360 GB-hrs/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","description":"Pay-per-use consumption beyond Hobby plan limits","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free Hobby tier with monthly included usage; Pro tier with usage-based billing","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vercel.com/docs/functions","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:44:05.076Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}
Free tierYesYes
Modelcommercialcommercial
Price levelmidlow
Starting gbp20-
TransparentYesYes
Sla pct99.9999.99
Status pageYesYes
Disclosure policyYesYes
GdprYesYes
HipaaYesYes
Iso27001YesYes
PciYesYes
Soc2YesYes

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Serverless & Edge Platforms
CapabilityVercel Edge RuntimeVercel Functions
Core
Execution substrate--
Language / runtime breadth-Node.js, Bun, Python, Rust, Go, Ruby, Wasm
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs✓✓
Scale
Scale to zero✓✓
Performance
Cold-start profileProvisioned concurrency-
Limits
Max execution duration--
Integration
Event source breadth-HTTP, Cron Jobs, WebSockets
HTTP endpoint trigger✓✓
Cron / scheduled invocations-✓
State
Durable state / workflow primitive--
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container--
Deployment
HostingCloud onlyCloud only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing✓✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support✓✓

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