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Compare Services & Features Between Microsoft Azure vs. Amazon Web Services vs. Google Compute

By: Alexandra
  |  February 28, 2024
Compare Services & Features Between Microsoft Azure vs. Amazon Web Services vs. Google Compute

The easiest way to compare the big cloud services players is by evaluating products, services, and features in a direct comparison to determine which cloud best meets your needs. So we’ve done just that, pitting Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud against each other in this head-to-head comparison chart. (For a detailed discussion comparing Azure and AWS, check out this post.)

Microsoft Azure Amazon Web Services (AWS) Google Compute
Available Regions Azure Regions AWS Global Infrastructure Google Compute Regions and Zones
Compute Services Virtual Machines (VMs) Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Compute Engine
App Hosting Cloud Services
Azure Websites and Apps
Azure Batch
Azure Scheduler
Logic Apps
Amazon Elastic Beanstalk Google App Engine
Serverless Computing Azure Functions AWS Lambda Google Cloud Functions
 ALM & Code Editor Azure Visual Studio Online AWS CodeDeploy None
Container Support Docker Virtual Machine Extension (how to) EC2 Container Service

Container Engine
Container Registry
Scaling Options Azure Autoscale (how to) Auto Scaling Autoscaler
Analytics/Hadoop Options HDInsight (Hadoop) Elastic MapReduce (EMR) Google Cloud Dataproc
Government Services Azure Government AWS GovCloud None
App/Desktop Services Azure RemoteApp Amazon WorkSpaces
Amazon AppStream
None
Object Storage Azure Storage (Blobs, Tables, Queues, Files) Amazon Simple Storage (S3) Cloud Storage
Block Storage Azure Blob Storage (how to) Amazon Elastic Block Storage (EBS) Persistent Disk
Hybrid Cloud Storage StorSimple AWS Storage Gateway None
Backup Options Azure Backup Amazon Glacier Google Cloud Storage
Disaster Recovery Planning Azure Site Recovery None None
Content Delivery Network (CDN ) Azure CDN Amazon CloudFront Cloud CDN
Database Options Azure SQL Database Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Redshift
Cloud SQL
Cloud Spanner
NoSQL Database Options Azure DocumentDB Amazon Dynamo DB Cloud Bigtable
Cloud Datastore
Caching Azure Managed Cache (Redis Cache) Amazon Elastic Cache None
Data Orchestration Azure Data Factory AWS Data Pipeline BigQuery
Cloud Dataflow
Networking Options Azure Virtual Network Amazon VPC Cloud Virtual Network
Azure ExpressRoute AWS Direct Connect Cloud Interconnect
Azure Traffic Manager Amazon Route 53 Cloud DNS
Load Balancing Load Balancing for Azure (how to) Elastic Load Balancing Cloud Load Balancing
Administration & Security Azure Active Directory AWS Directory Service
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Cloud Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Multi-Factor Authentication Azure Multi-Factor Authentication AWS Multi-Factor Authentication Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) (Beta)
Security Key Enforcement
Monitoring Azure Operational Insights Amazon CloudTrail Cloud Console
Azure Application Insights Amazon CloudWatch Stackdriver Monitoring
Stackdriver Logging
Queueing Azure Service Bus
Azure Event Hubs
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Cloud Pub/Sub
Notifications Azure Notification Hubs Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) None
Secure Credentials Azure Key Vault (Preview) AWS Key Management Service Cloud Key Management Service
Compliance Azure Trust Center AWS CloudHSM Google Cloud Platform Security
Management Services & Options Azure Resource Manager Amazon CloudFormation Cloud Deployment Manager
API Management Azure API Management Amazon API Gateway Cloud Endpoints
Automation Azure Automation AWS OpsWorks
AWS Config
Compute Engine Management with Puppet, Chef, Salt, and Ansible
Automated Image Builds with Jenkins, Packer, and Kubernetes
Search Service Azure Search Amazon CloudSearch None
Analytics Azure Stream Analytics Amazon Kinesis Cloud Dataflow
Cloud Dataprep (Beta)
Email Services None Amazon Simple Email Services (SES) None
Media Services Azure Media Services Amazon Elastic Transcoder
Cloud Video Intelligence API
Machine Learning Azure Machine Learning (Preview) Amazon Machine Learning Cloud Machine Learning Engine
Workflow Azure BizTalk Services Amazon Simple Workflow (SWF) None

So, which cloud is the right choice for you? Sometimes, it’s best to try before you buy, so narrow down your options based on the services and features you need, then take advantage of a trial period to find out how well the cloud service you’ve chosen will meet your real-world requirements.

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