Serverless Framework vs OpenFaaS

SFServerless Framework9.2Visit OpenFaaS8.4Visit

Higher score SF Serverless Framework #1 in Serverless Development Frameworks 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit site

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OpenFaaS #6 in Serverless Development Frameworks 8.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit OpenFaaS

• Serverless Framework fits best

  Teams deploying AWS serverless apps with YAML

• OpenFaaS fits best

  Teams deploying containerized functions on Kubernetes

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Side by side

Feature	SFServerless Framework 9.2/10 Visit ↗	OpenFaaS 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.4
Ranking	#1 in Serverless Development Frameworks	#6 in Serverless Development Frameworks
Best for	Teams deploying AWS serverless apps with YAML	Teams deploying containerized functions on Kubernetes
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$142/mo (best)	$1,250/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Integrations	3 integrations	11 integrations
Features Serverless Framework 0/4 · OpenFaaS 0/4
Local testing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Application packaging	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Kubernetes support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment rollback	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment targets	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported languages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Define functions, event triggers, and AWS resources in YAML and CloudFormation syntax. Deploy code and infrastructure from the CLI, which runs in your environment. Dashboard adds GitHub or Bitbucket CI/CD, secrets, and Lambda monitoring.	Deploy to Kubernetes, K3s, OpenShift, or a single host with faasd Supports event connectors including Kafka, RabbitMQ, and PostgreSQL Offers language templates plus custom container images and runtimes
Cons	Version 4 supports AWS; teams targeting other cloud providers need another option. Dashboard subscription pricing is credit-based, so $4 is not a fixed monthly entry price. Free CLI availability is subject to the vendor's annual-revenue threshold.	Community Edition limits deployments to 15 functions and one namespace Private function registries and scale-to-zero require a paid plan Standard starts at $1,250 per month
Our verdict	Serverless Framework is an open-source command-line tool for defining and deploying serverless applications, with AWS Lambda as its primary target. Developers describe functions, event triggers, and related infrastructure in YAML, then… Read the review →	OpenFaaS is a self-hosted serverless platform for teams deploying event-driven functions and microservices as OCI container images. It targets Kubernetes, K3s, OpenShift, and single-host deployments with faasd, and is designed for cloud,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Serverless Framework — where it wins

  • Define functions, event triggers, and AWS resources in YAML and CloudFormation syntax.
  • Deploy code and infrastructure from the CLI, which runs in your environment.
  • Dashboard adds GitHub or Bitbucket CI/CD, secrets, and Lambda monitoring.

  Where it doesn't

  • Version 4 supports AWS; teams targeting other cloud providers need another option.
  • Dashboard subscription pricing is credit-based, so $4 is not a fixed monthly entry price.
  • Free CLI availability is subject to the vendor's annual-revenue threshold.

• OpenFaaS — where it wins

  • Deploy to Kubernetes, K3s, OpenShift, or a single host with faasd
  • Supports event connectors including Kafka, RabbitMQ, and PostgreSQL
  • Offers language templates plus custom container images and runtimes

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition limits deployments to 15 functions and one namespace
  • Private function registries and scale-to-zero require a paid plan
  • Standard starts at $1,250 per month

• SFServerless Framework9.2/10 · Free plan

  An open-source, YAML-driven AWS framework with optional hosted deployment and monitoring tools.

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• OpenFaaS8.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A self-hosted, container-based serverless platform with broad Kubernetes targets and paid scale-to-zero.

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