Azure Functions
Azure Functions handles event-driven serverless workloads across .NET, Node.js, Python, Java, and PowerShell. It scales automatically to process triggers without managing underlying infrastructure, making it suitable for building agents or backend logic that reacts to external events rather than serving persistent HTTP requests.
Teams already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem will find the integration straightforward, but there is no free tier to experiment with. Costs start at $4.00 per 1M GB-seconds on a pay-as-you-go basis, meaning even small prototypes incur immediate charges, which contrasts with competitors offering zero-cost entry points for testing.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $4.00 per 1M GB-seconds
- Regions 12 · 6 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health A
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- compute99.99%
- database99.99%
- networking99.99%
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12 regions across 6 continents
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
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.
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