About Fn
Fn Project is an open-source container-native serverless platform. It can run on any cloud or on-premise infrastructure.
The platform is designed to be easy to use, supports every programming language, and is extensible and performant.
Key features
- Container-native architecture
- Runs on any cloud or on-premise
- Supports every programming language
- Extensible and performant
Fn: questions and answers
- What is Fn?
- Fn Project is an open-source container-native serverless platform that can run on any cloud or on-premise.
- Is Fn open source?
- Yes. Fn is open source under the Apache-2.0 licence. Its source code is on GitHub at fnproject/fn and is written mainly in Go.
- Is Fn free?
- Yes. Fn is open source, so the software itself is free to use.
- Can I self-host Fn?
- Yes. Fn can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- What is Fn an alternative to?
- Fn is an open-source alternative to Modal, AWS Lambda, Azure Functions and Google Cloud Functions. Other open-source alternatives to Modal include Fission, OpenFaaS and Nuclio.
- Is Fn actively maintained?
- Yes. The most recent commit to Fn was on 24 September 2026, and the latest release is 0.3.25, published on 26 July 2017. The project has 5.9k stars on GitHub.
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