Akamai EdgeWorkers vs Akamai Functions

Akamai EdgeWorkers9.0Visit Akamai Functions8.6Visit

Higher score Akamai EdgeWorkers #3 in Edge Functions 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Akamai

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Akamai Functions #7 in Edge Functions 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Try Akamai Functions

• Akamai EdgeWorkers fits best

  Large enterprises already using Akamai

• Akamai Functions fits best

  Enterprise teams building portable Wasm services

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Side by side

Feature	Akamai EdgeWorkers 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Akamai Functions 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Edge Functions	#7 in Edge Functions
Best for	Large enterprises already using Akamai	Enterprise teams building portable Wasm services
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs · 24/7	Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akamai EdgeWorkers 2/3 · Akamai Functions 2/3
Request processing	✓	✓
Response streaming	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Cron triggers	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Runtime languages	ECMAScript-compliant JavaScript; TypeScript as a pre-compiled option	Rust, Go, JavaScript, Python, and other languages that compile to WebAssembly
Included requests	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment methods	API, CLI, GUI/Control Center	Spin CLI via the spin aka plugin; SpinKube or Kubernetes; local development and testing with Spin
Our review
Pros	Processes requests, responses, streaming bodies, and outbound HTTPS subrequests Supports EdgeKV, traffic routing, response generation, and content transformation Offers API, CLI, and Control Center deployment with sandbox testing	Supports Rust, Go, JavaScript, Python, and other Wasm-compatible languages Global geo-replication with automatic traffic routing and stable application URLs Deploy through Spin, SpinKube, Kubernetes, or local Spin development
Cons	Pricing is contract-based and requires contacting sales Requires ECMAScript-compliant JavaScript or pre-compiled TypeScript Its strongest fit is organizations already aligned with Akamai’s ecosystem	Product access is limited availability through a public-preview process Pricing and included request quotas use a contact-sales model Cron support is marked unstable or Tech Preview
Our verdict	Akamai EdgeWorkers is a serverless edge-computing service for teams that need to execute JavaScript close to end users. It supports web and API workloads, including traffic routing, content personalization and transformation, response… Read the review →	Akamai Functions is an edge-native serverless platform for running WebAssembly applications across Akamai Cloud. It is designed for enterprise teams that want portable services across globally distributed infrastructure, with support for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akamai EdgeWorkers — where it wins

  • Processes requests, responses, streaming bodies, and outbound HTTPS subrequests
  • Supports EdgeKV, traffic routing, response generation, and content transformation
  • Offers API, CLI, and Control Center deployment with sandbox testing

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is contract-based and requires contacting sales
  • Requires ECMAScript-compliant JavaScript or pre-compiled TypeScript
  • Its strongest fit is organizations already aligned with Akamai’s ecosystem

• Akamai Functions — where it wins

  • Supports Rust, Go, JavaScript, Python, and other Wasm-compatible languages
  • Global geo-replication with automatic traffic routing and stable application URLs
  • Deploy through Spin, SpinKube, Kubernetes, or local Spin development

  Where it doesn't

  • Product access is limited availability through a public-preview process
  • Pricing and included request quotas use a contact-sales model
  • Cron support is marked unstable or Tech Preview

• Akamai EdgeWorkers9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Akamai EdgeWorkers brings request, response, routing, and storage logic to the edge.

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• Akamai Functions8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A portable Wasm edge platform with broad deployment options and contact-sales pricing.

  Try Akamai FunctionsFull verdict →