openfaas/faasGitHub
choose it for a K8s-native FaaS with a large ecosystem and simple CLI when you want minimal per-function config.
OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple
- 26.2k
- Go
- NOASSERTION
active3mo ago
fission/fission Alternatives
serverless / FaaS on Kubernetes
Fission is a Kubernetes-native serverless framework that lets you deploy and auto-scale event-driven functions in multiple languages on your own Kubernetes cluster.
Drop-in peers
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
nuclio/nuclioGitHub
choose it for high-throughput event/data-processing functions with native K8s CRDs and GPU/edge support.
High-Performance Serverless event and data processing platform
- 5.8k
- Go
- Apache-2.0
active1mo ago
Same job, different approach
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
fnproject/fnGitHub
choose it for a container-native, cloud-agnostic FaaS when you don't want to be tied to Kubernetes CRDs.
The container native, cloud agnostic serverless platform.
- 5.9k
- Go
- Apache-2.0
active4mo ago
apache/openwhiskGitHub
choose it for a mature polyglot FaaS with its own scheduler if you'd rather not run a K8s-CRD-native stack.
Apache OpenWhisk is an open source serverless cloud platform
- 6.8k
- Scala
- Apache-2.0
active29d ago
Older generation, or narrower
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
iron-io/functionsGitHub
only for a Docker-only FaaS without Kubernetes; unmaintained since 2022.
IronFunctions - the serverless microservices platform by
- 3.2k
- Go
- Apache-2.0
dormant3.1y ago
projectriff/riffGitHub
only for an existing Knative-based FaaS on K8s; archived and unmaintained for 5+ years.
riff is for functions
- 788
- Apache-2.0
archived5.6y ago
OpenFunction/OpenFunctionGitHub
choose it for a Knative/Dapr-based K8s FaaS, but it's been stagnant for over two years.
Cloud Native Function-as-a-Service Platform (CNCF Sandbox Project)
- 1.7k
- Go
- Apache-2.0
dormant2.3y ago
metrue/fxGitHub
only for a lightweight Docker-based FaaS; unmaintained for ~3 years.
A Function as a Service tool makes a function as a container-based service in seconds.
- 2.2k
- Go
- MIT
dormant3.0y ago
vmware-archive/kubelessGitHub
only for an existing Kubeless deployment; archived and unmaintained for nearly 5 years.
Kubernetes Native Serverless Framework
- 6.8k
- Go
- Apache-2.0
archived4.8y ago
vmware-archive/dispatchGitHub
only for a Knative-based serverless framework; archived and unmaintained for 5+ years.
Dispatch is a framework for deploying and managing serverless style applications.
- 525
- Go
- Apache-2.0
archived5.9y ago
Listed as an alternative to
These projects were analysed and named fission among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how fission rates them is a separate judgement, made when fission is analysed in its own right.
labring/lafGitHub
calls fission “Choose it when you want a Kubernetes-native FaaS platform for functions only, without the bundled database/storage/hosting of Laf.”
Laf is a vibrant cloud development platform that provides essential tools like cloud functions, databases, and storage solutions. It enables developers to quickly unleash their creativity and bring innovative ideas to life with ease.
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