Some of the features of Azure Functions include: Flexible code authoring (in-browser, via continuous integration or directly from IDE such as Visual Studio) Pay-per-use (on a Consumption Plan) ...

Also going GA in the fall update is Azure Functions runtime 4.0, which supports these language/runtime versions: Node.js 14, 16 (preview) Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 Java 8, 11 PowerShell 7.0 Custom handlers ...