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Spec sheet

What it does
OpenFaaS deploys serverless functions and microservices to Kubernetes.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Intended users
The pricing page describes CE for personal use, hobbyists, and experimentation, Standard for a single team or tenant, and Enterprise for large organisations and SaaS teams.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Support
Standard includes self-service email support; Enterprise support is a separate agreement with business-day SLA support and direct engineering support via Slack.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Headquarters
Peterborough, UKRead 28 Sep 2026 · openfaas.com
Founded
2019Read 28 Sep 2026 · openfaas.com
Async jobs
The pricing page lists failed-message retries and a JetStream-based queue worker for Standard.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
CLI platforms
The faas-cli installation page gives installation options for Linux, macOS, and Windows.Read 2 Oct 2026 · docs.openfaas.com
Event integrations
Listed event sources include Apache Kafka, AWS SQS/SNS, GCP Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, Cron, and MQTT.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Existing services
The site says Express.js, Flask, FastAPI, Django, and ASP.NET Core microservices can be deployed as-is.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Function isolation
Enterprise includes secure function isolation such as gVisor, while the pricing page lists sandboxing as a restriction for Standard.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Languages
Official templates are available for Node.js, Python, Go, Java, C#, Ruby, and PHP.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Monitoring
Standard includes Grafana dashboards for monitoring and troubleshooting.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Portable deployment
Functions are portable OCI images that can run on-premises or in the cloud wherever Kubernetes runs.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Scaling
OpenFaaS supports workload-tuned autoscaling, including scaling to zero when idle.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Security and access
Enterprise features include OpenID Connect SSO, RBAC, web identity federation for CI/CD, and REST API auditing by webhook.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
Security configuration
OpenFaaS documentation describes secure secrets and an optional read-only root filesystem for functions.Read 2 Oct 2026 · docs.openfaas.com

Plans and prices

Community Edition (CE) Free 15 functions · 1 namespace · 5 replicas per function · personal, non-production use Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
OpenFaaS Standard $1,250 a month $1250 / mo* 500 functions · 1 namespace · single team or tenant · trial limited and subject to approval Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com
OpenFaaS for Enterprises Priced on request Custom 5000 functions per namespace · unlimited namespaces · enterprise and multi-tenant use Read 2 Oct 2026 · openfaas.com

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