Best Cloud Functions services to use in 2020
Tags: webdev, javascript, serverless
Published: 2020-04-24 03:53:57

# **Cloud Functions**

Cloud Functions is a serverless execution environment for building and connecting cloud services. With Cloud Functions, you write simple, single-purpose functions that are attached to events emitted from your cloud infrastructure and services.
The beating heart of Serverless! Run those functions in the cloud. 

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## **AWS Lambda**

The original cloud functions provider, and probably the biggest. Many other services use AWS Lambda under the hood, for example, Netlify Functions are Lambdas.

Explore more than 60 products and start building on AWS using the **free tier**. Three different types of free offers are available depending on the product used.

Visit site [**here**](https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/ "AWS Lambda")

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## **Apex**

Apex lets you build, deploy, and manage AWS Lambda functions with ease. With Apex you can use languages that are not natively supported by AWS Lambda, such as Golang, through the use of a Node.js shim injected into the build. A variety of workflow related tooling is provided for testing functions, rolling back deploys, viewing metrics, tailing logs, hooking into the build system, and more.

**Free**

Visit site [**here**](http://apex.run/ "Apex")

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## **Architect**

Declaratively define next-generation cloud infra with plain text. Build database-backed web apps rapidly. Execute long-running background tasks (15min), queues, and scheduled jobs. 

**All open source.**

Visit site [**here**](https://arc.codes/ "Architect")

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## **Azure Functions**

Develop more efficiently with Functions, an event-driven serverless compute platform that can also solve complex orchestration problems. Build and debug locally without additional setup, deploy and operate at scale in the cloud, and integrate services using triggers and bindings.

**Paid Plan**

Visit site [**here**](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/functions/ "Azure Functions")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/claudiajs.png" alt="Claudia Cloud Function service logo"/>

## **Claudia**

Claudia isn't a cloud functions provider, it's a Node.js library to help deploy Node functions to AWS Lambda.

**Open-source Community**

Visit site [**here**](https://claudiajs.com/ "Claudia")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/cloudflare.svg" alt="Cloudfare Workers Cloud Function service logo"/>

## **Cloudfare Workers**

Build serverless applications on Cloudflare's global cloud network of data centers in over 180 cities across 80 countries. Cloudflare Workers provides a lightweight JavaScript execution environment that allows developers to augment existing applications or create entirely new ones without configuring or maintaining infrastructure.

**Open-source community**

Visit site [**here**](https://workers.cloudflare.com/ "Cloudfare Workers")

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### Functional Fleet

The All-in-one Serverless Platform connected to the power of AWS Lamda. Automated scaling at one place.

Forever **Free Deploys,** For **Monitoring** starting from **$14 / month** (beta)

Visit site [**here**](https://ffleet.io/ "Functional Fleet")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/google-cloud-functions.png" alt="Google Cloud Functions Cloud Function service logo"/>

### Google Cloud Functions

Event-driven serverless compute platform. There is a web-based console to create them or a gcloud command-line tool.

**Paid Plan**

Visit site [**here**](https://cloud.google.com/functions/ "Goggle Cloud Functions")

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## **HubSpot CMS Hub**

Serverless functions on CMS Hub allows developers to easily build powerful web applications by deploying Node.js functions to an endpoint exposed on your website domain. The serverless functions are co-located with the rest of your developer file system and allow configuration of request methods, secrets, environmental variables, and more.

**Open Source**

Visit site [**here**](https://designers.hubspot.com/docs/features/serverless-functions "HubSpot CMS Hub")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/ibm-cloud.png" alt="IBM Cloud Functions Cloud Function service logo"/>

## **IBM Cloud Functions**

Run your application code without servers, scale it automatically, and pay nothing when it's not in use.

Develop for **free**, no credit card required - Apps, AI, analytics, and more. Build with 40+ Lite plan services at no cost to you - ever.

Access the full catalog at your fingertips - Upgrade your account and unlock 190+ unique offerings, plus get a $200 credit to use with any offer you want.

Visit site [**here**](https://console.bluemix.net/openwhisk/ "IBM Cloud Functions")

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## **Netlify**

Netlify lets you deploy Lambda functions without an AWS account, and with function, management handled directly within Netlify. 

Your functions are version-controlled, built, and deployed along with the rest of your Netlify site, and we will automatically handle service discovery through our built-in API gateway. This eliminates overhead and brings the power of Deploy Previews and rollbacks to your functions.

**Paid Plan**

Visit site [**here**](https://www.netlify.com/docs/functions/ "Netlify")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/nuweba.png" alt="Nuweba Cloud Function service logo"/>

## **Nuweba**

Nuweba is an ultra-fast and highly-secure FaaS Platform. Nuweba rearchitected serverless from the kernel up to enable companies to use serverless for applications that require scalability, high performance, advanced application security, and deep visibility in real-time. Nuweba is compatible with leading serverless platforms, so you can start using Nuweba with only one click and without any changes to your code or configuration.

**Free**

Visit site [**here**](https://nuweba.com/ "Nuweba")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/realm.svg" alt="Realm Functions Cloud Function service logo"/>

## **Realm Functions**

Realm Functions is for adding server-side logic to your app through a web interface. The Realm Platform is a combination of noSQL based server and client components connected via a fast and efficient sync protocol to enable real-time, connected apps and services that are responsive and performance irrespective of network status.

**Open Source**

Visit site [**here**](https://docs.realm.io/sync/#realm-functions "Realm Functions")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/serverless.svg" alt="Serverless Framework Cloud Function service logo"/>

## **Serverless Framework**

Cloud functions are at the heart of building things in a serverless fashion. The serverless framework is for helping build those. While it isn't an infrastructure _provider_ itself, it helps you deploy to any of the major providers, which is mighty helpful. It also has a method for running the functions locally, which is very useful for development and testing.

For **Free -** Enable monitoring, debugging, CI/CD, secrets & more for your serverless apps, for free!

Starting from **$99/month** - Ideal for teams bringing serverless apps into production and scaling them. Includes all free features plus.

Visit site [**here**](https://serverless.com/ "Serverless Framework")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/stackpath.png" alt="StackPath Cloud Function service logo"/>

## **StackPath**

Deploy and execute your serverless functions in 45+ edge locations to accelerate app performance. Serverless Scripting, you write it. We run it. Right where users first reach the Internet.

**Paid Plan**

Visit site [**here**](https://www.stackpath.com/ "StackPath")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/stdlib.png" alt="StdLib Cloud Function service logo"/>

## **StdLib**

StdLib is based on Function as a Service ("server-less") architecture, popularized by AWS Lambda. You can use StdLib to build modular, scalable APIs for yourself and other developers in minutes without having to manage servers, gateways, domains, write documentation or build SDKs. They also offer an online code editor for working with APIs.

**For Free -** Build and Prototype

Starting from **$15/month** for **Professional -** Power Users

Visit site [**here**](https://stdlib.com/ "StdLib")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/webtask.png" alt="Webtask Cloud Function service logo"/>

## **Webtask**

An in-browser editor for creating and testing cloud functions. They have some **learning curriculum** to get you up to speed with cloud functions.

It used to be a kind of elaborate demonstration of how you could build user-managed cloud functions into your own app via Auth0 Extend, but Auth0 discontinued that product. I'd be a little wary about the future of Webtask, but it sure makes a nice quick way to spin up a cloud function.

**Open Source**

Visit site [**here**](https://webtask.io/ "Webtask")

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<img width="100px" src="https://nirajanbasnet.com.np/uploads/zeit.png" alt="ZEIT Cloud Function service logo"/>

## **ZEIT - Vercel**

Zeit Now is interesting in that deployment through it will turn any code it finds that is appropriate into a cloud function you can run. The docs linked to here show that PHP files can be run like that, as well as Node.js, Go, Python, Rust, and Bash.

Vercel is a cloud platform for **static sites** and **Serverless Functions** that fits perfectly with your workflow. It enables developers to host **Jamstack** websites and web services that **deploy instantly**, **scale automatically**, and requires **no supervision**, all with **no configuration**.

Visit site [**here**](https://vercel.com/docs/v2/introduction "ZEIT")

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### **Resources**

### [**Serverless CSS Tricks**](https://serverless.css-tricks.com)

I am just trying to put the collection of awesome services that will be very helpful for creating an application in a quick time.

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Till then,

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