Azure Functions
Azure Functions is a serverless compute service on Microsoft Azure that lets you build event-driven applications and agents. It supports development in .NET, Node.js, Python, Java, and PowerShell. This tool is designed for creating scalable solutions without managing underlying infrastructure, allowing developers to focus purely on writing code for specific triggers and events within the Azure ecosystem.
Choose this service when you need flexible, event-driven compute capabilities across multiple programming languages. Be aware that there is no free tier available for this offering. The pricing model is strictly pay-as-you-go, with costs starting from $4.00 per 1 million 1 GB Seconds, which requires careful monitoring to avoid unexpected charges as usage scales.
Pricing Tiers 6
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption | $16.00 | per 1M GB-seconds | eastus |
| Always Ready | $4.00 | per 1M GB-seconds | eastus |
| Standard | $16.00 | per 1M GB-seconds | eastus |
| On Demand | $26.00 | per 1M GB-seconds | eastus |
| Premium | $0.1730 | per hour | eastus |
| Free Tier | Free | per month | global |
Prices in USD. Micro-prices are quoted per 1M units; "< $0.000001" marks rates below our stored precision. Subject to change — check the provider's official page for current rates.
Alternatives on other providers
Azure Functions has the highest starting price of 2 comparable services — $4.00 per 1M GB-seconds.
- AWS AWS Lambda $0.0309 per 1M GB-seconds Compare
- Alibaba Cloud Function Compute (FC) no price Compare
- Google Cloud Platform Cloud Functions $0.2310 per 1M 100ms Compare