Azure Functions

Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, United States

Azure Functions is an event-driven, serverless compute platform from Microsoft, hosted on the Microsoft Azure cloud.

According to our data, Azure Functions is the 6th most popular serverless computing platform on the web.
It has 1% of the serverless market share and is detected on 0.01% of all websites. *

It is especially popular in the United States, appearing on 0.02% of all websites in the country.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data
Please note that Azure Functions statistics are underestimated, as this server-side technology leaves no reliably detectable client-side footprint.

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Azure Functions Awards

⚡ Sites Using Azure Functions

We have data on 584 websites that use the Azure Functions serverless platform. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Azure Functions is faz.net.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 faz.net #1,299 Germany German
2 dayforcehcm.com #1,397 United States American English
3 uic.edu #11,384 United States English
4 tyomarkkinatori.fi #16,609 Finland Finnish
5 hmd.com #19,381 English
6 dmca.com #20,294 Canada English
7 byupathway.edu #21,661 United States English
8 theordinary.com #21,702 English
9 qiagen.com #23,344 Germany English
10 scalperscompany.com #26,080 Spain Spanish
11 sheffield.gov.uk #30,101 United Kingdom English
12 ripleys.com #30,111 United States American English
13 greggs.com #32,843 United States British English
14 singularu.com #38,539 Spain Spanish
15 dvet.gov.in #39,283 India Marathi
16 pittarello.com #41,274 Italy Italian
17 etitan.hu #44,218 Hungary Hungarian
18 arkadiumhosted.com #48,974 English
19 mastercontrol.com #49,891 United States English
20 spanx.com #54,559 United States English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Azure Functions:

Most of the sites using Azure Functions are from the United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 27%
  • Spain 15.7%
  • United Kingdom 6.9%
  • Australia 5%
  • Italy 4.2%
  • Germany 3.8%
  • Switzerland 3.4%
  • Norway 2.3%
  • Brazil 2.1%
  • Other 29.6%

Most Azure Functions users speak English, Spanish, or German.

  • English 66.2%
  • Spanish 12.7%
  • German 3.3%
  • Italian 3.1%
  • Portuguese 2.1%
  • French 1.5%
  • Dutch 1.5%
  • Chinese 1.5%
  • Swedish 1%
  • Other 7.1%

The Azure Functions serverless platform is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 56.8%
  • .org 4.1%
  • .es 2.6%
  • .co.uk 2.4%
  • .com.au 2.2%
  • .it 2.1%
  • .edu 1.4%
  • .de 1.4%
  • .com.br 1.4%
  • Other 25.6%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Azure Functions include business, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 23.1%
  • Online Shopping 18.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 12%
  • Fashion/Beauty 9.9%
  • Entertainment 4.5%
  • Travel 3.3%
  • Health 2.9%
  • General News 2.9%
  • Software/Hardware 2.5%
  • Other 20.7%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Azure Functions alternatives.

RankName
1
AWS Lambda
Seattle, Washington, United States

A serverless compute service from Amazon Web Services that runs code in response to events and automatically manages the underlying infrastructure.

Free tier
2
Vercel Serverless Functions
San Francisco, California, United States

A serverless compute feature that runs backend code on demand without managing infrastructure.

Free$20+/user/month
3
Google Cloud Run
Mountain View, California, United States

A pay-as-you-go serverless service that runs containerized applications without managing servers or infrastructure.

Free tier
4
CloudFront Functions
Seattle, Washington, United States

A serverless edge compute feature of Amazon CloudFront that runs lightweight JavaScript code at edge locations to customize HTTP requests and responses with minimal latency.

Free tier$$$
5
Cloudflare Workers
San Francisco, California, United States

A serverless computing platform that runs JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly code at the edge of Cloudflare's global network with low-latency execution.

Free$5+/month

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Azure Functions?

Azure Functions is owned by Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States.

Which country uses Azure Functions the most?

The majority of Azure Functions users are from the United States.

Who uses Azure Functions?

According to our data, Azure Functions is used on hundreds of sites, including such established ones as faz.net, dayforcehcm.com, and uic.edu.

Is Azure Functions used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by sheffield.gov.uk and dvet.gov.in.

Do academic institutions use Azure Functions?

Yes. The most prominent of these are uic.edu and byupathway.edu. Overall, we know of 8 academic websites in the United States that use Azure Functions.

What are the alternatives to Azure Functions?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Azure Functions may include AWS Lambda, Vercel Serverless Functions, and Google Cloud Run.

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