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24 alternatives to Kubernetes as a back-end for OpenFaaS

Serverless Functions For Kubernetes. Contribute to openfaas/faas-netes development by creating an account on GitHub.

OpenFaaS is a framework for building serverless functions that uses Kubernetes as its underlying infrastructure. It allows developers to deploy and manage functions at scale using container orchestration. The project… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kubernetes as a back-end for OpenFaaS launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   OpenFaaS - Serverless on your terms▲36

   Serverless Functions Made Simple. OpenFaaS has 55 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   OpenFaaS Serverless Made Simple▲10

   OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple. Contribute to openfaas/faas development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   FaaS – Serverless functions framework for Docker▲73

   OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple. Contribute to openfaas/faas development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Portable Serverless without the complexity of Kubernetes▲19

   In this post Alex will introduce OpenFaaS’ newest project: faasd - faasd brings the benefits of a portable Serverless experience without needing to learn and operate Kubernetes

   2020 · openfaas.com · its alternatives →

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   OpenFaaS – serverless framework for Docker and Kubernetes▲6

   OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple. Contribute to openfaas/faas development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Functions as a Service for Kubernetes▲19

   Serverless Functions For Kubernetes. Contribute to openfaas/faas-netes development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   OpenFaaS Serverless Functions Made Simple with Kubernetes and Docker▲6

   OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple. Contribute to openfaas/faas development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Openfaas-Cloud: Managed OpenFaaS for Teams▲27

   The Multi-user OpenFaaS Platform. Contribute to openfaas/openfaas-cloud development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   OpenFaaS (0.17.0) Serverless Functions Made Simple▲9

   OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple. Contribute to openfaas/faas development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    faasd 0.8.1 – lightweight Serverless with containerd and CNI▲18

    Lightweight and portable version of OpenFaaS. Contribute to openfaas/faasd development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Functions as a Service (FaaS) on Docker Swarm▲49

    Learn about a new proof of concept called Functions as a Service FaaS which brings Serverless to Docker Swarm Mode using brand new 1.13 features.

    2017 · blog.alexellis.io · its alternatives →

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    CTO.ai 2.0▲204

    A smarter workflow for Kubernetes & Cloud Native apps

    2021 · cto.ai · its alternatives →

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    faasd – Lightweight OSS Serverless▲16

    Lightweight and portable version of OpenFaaS. Contribute to openfaas/faasd development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JAWS – A JavaScript and AWS Stack▲375

    ⚡ Serverless Framework – Effortlessly build apps that auto-scale, incur zero costs when idle, and require minimal maintenance using AWS Lambda and other managed cloud services. - serverless/serverless

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Serverless Functions on Kubernetes on secure infrastructure▲12

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Faast.js – Serverless Batch Computing Made Simple▲202

    Serverless batch computing made simple

    2019 · faastjs.org · its alternatives →

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    Introducing the Template Store for OpenFaaS▲24

    Alex Ellis walks us through how OpenFaaS approaches serverless packaging and the new “Template Store” feature making it easy to share and discover custom function templates.

    2018 · openfaas.com · its alternatives →

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    Containerd Provider for OpenFaaS▲10

    containerd and CNI provider for OpenFaaS. Contribute to alexellis/faas-containerd development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hands-On Labs: Serverless and OpenFaaS with Python▲6

    Learn Serverless for Kubernetes with OpenFaaS. Contribute to openfaas/workshop development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Serverless Kubernetes with Python (Hands-On Labs)▲5

    Learn Serverless for Kubernetes with OpenFaaS. Contribute to openfaas/workshop development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Serverless Cloud▲283

    Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else

    2022 · serverless.com · its alternatives →

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    faasd – Lightweight Serverless for Your Raspberry Pi Without Kubernetes▲17

    faasd offers lightweight Serverless functions on your Raspberry Pi through the popular OSS projects containerd and OpenFaaS. There's no Kubernetes in sight!

    2019 · blog.alexellis.io · its alternatives →

23. 23AO
    An online interactive Kubernetes playground▲164

    2017 · play-with-k8s.com · its alternatives →

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    Introducing Go Serverless Functions with OpenFaaS▲16

    Learn how to make serverless functions in Go with the CLI and new Golang language template built with love by the OpenFaaS community.

    2017 · blog.alexellis.io · its alternatives →

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