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Google Cloud Functions

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What is Google Cloud Functions?

Google Cloud Functions enables users to run code in the cloud with no servers or containers to manage. Cloud Functions is a scalable, pay-as-you-go functions as a service (FaaS) product to help build and connect event driven services with simple,…

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Cloud Functions is losing next to Cloud Run

Rating: 7 out of 10
January 18, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We currently use Cloud Functions to handle multiple use cases : - Automate resources shutdown for out of production environments (for Google SQL & Google Kubernetes Engin...
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Google Cloud Functions2 years of experience
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What is Google Cloud Functions?

Google Cloud Functions enables users to run code in the cloud with no servers or containers to manage. Cloud Functions is a scalable, pay-as-you-go functions as a service (FaaS) product to help build and connect event driven services with simple, single purpose code.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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IBM Cloud Functions

IBM Cloud Functions

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What is IBM Cloud Functions?

IBM Cloud Functions is a PaaS platform based on Apache OpenWhisk. With it, developers write code (“actions”) that respond to external events. Actions are hosted, executed, and scaled on demand based on the number of events coming in. No servers or infrastructure to provision and manage.

Azure Functions

Azure Functions

$18
per month approximately
What is Azure Functions?

Azure Functions enables users to execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience.

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Product Details

What is Google Cloud Functions?

Google Cloud Functions enables users to run code in the cloud with no servers or containers to manage. Cloud Functions is a scalable, pay-as-you-go functions as a service (FaaS) product to help build and connect event driven services with simple, single purpose code.

Key features

Simplified developer experience and increased developer velocity
Cloud Functions is simple. The developer simply writes code and Google Cloud handle the operational infrastructure, advancing by writing and running small code snippets that respond to events. Users can streamline challenging orchestration problems by connecting Google Cloud products to one another or third party services using events.

Pay only for what you use
Users are billed for the function’s execution time, metered to the nearest 100 milliseconds. And users pay nothing when a function is idle. Cloud Functions automatically spins up and backs down in response to events.

Avoid lock-in with open technology
Open source FaaS (function as a service) frameworks can be used to run functions across multiple environments and prevent lock-in. Supported environments include Cloud Functions, local development environment, on-premises, Cloud Run, and other Knative-based serverless environments.

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Cloud Functions is losing next to Cloud Run

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
January 18, 2025
Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1001-5000 employees
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Verified User
Google Cloud Functions
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We currently use Cloud Functions to handle multiple use cases : <br>- Automate resources shutdown for out of production environments (for Google SQL &amp; Google Kubernetes Engine)<br>- Recover socials data and informations for analysis
Pros
  • Easy to use and doesn't require a lot of cloud knowledge
  • UI/UX made simple and accessible
Cons
  • Needing a zip file is problematic (when wanting to automate deployment for example).
  • Requires another solution to execute automatically (ex. cloud scheduler).
Likelihood to Recommend
Google Cloud Platform Cloud functions are an excellent way to start a serverless journey in GCP, however, using Cloud Run may be the better solution. For users not acquainted with Docker & Linux, I would definitely recommend Google Cloud Functions, however, for more experienced users, Cloud Run may be better suited.
Google Cloud Functions Feature Ratings
Function as a Service (FaaS)
N/A
N/A
Access Control and Security
N/A
N/A
Reporting & Analytics
N/A
N/A
Return on Investment
  • Using it for FinOps, we cut the bill in 2 for certain services (out of production).
Usability
7
Overall Google Cloud Functions is losing a lot of benefits to other GCP services, making it less attractive to users. A simple example would be the need to zip application files and push them to Google Storage which makes it a bit complicated to automate via a CI/CD pipeline. Another "similar" solution would be using Cloud Run although the need for a docker image is there, with the recent evolutions to Cloud Run (ability to downscale to 0) it makes a lot more interesting.
Support Rating
10
Documentation is provided and clear for this service. Although GCP support is included in the current contract we didn't get to use it since the process is pretty straightforward.
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