Cloud Service Comparison: AWS vs GCP vs Azure #ReSkill

Siddhantpradhan
3 min readJul 29, 2021

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Credits: Prophaze WAZ

Azure

Compute Service

Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) Function-as-a-service (FaaS) Service Fabric
Azure Batch
Cloud Services
Container Instances Batch Azure Container Service (AKS)
Virtual Machines Compute Engine
Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Storage Service

Blob Storage
Queue Storage
File Storage
Disk Storage
Data Lake Store

AI/ML

Machine Learning
Azure Bot Service
Cognitive Services

Database Services

SQL Database
Database for MySQL
Database for PostgreSQL D
ata Warehouse
Server Stretch Database
Cosmos DB
Table Storage
Redis Cache
Data Factory

Backup Services

Archive Storage
Backup
Site Recovery

Serverless Computing

Functions

Strengths

Second largest provider
Integration with Microsoft tools and software
Broad feature set Hybrid cloud
Support for open source
Ideal for startups and developers

Networking

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Security

AWS Security Hub

Location

Presence in 60+ regions across the world

Documentation

High quality

Pricing/ Discount Options

Up to 75% discount for a commitment ranging from one to three years

Caching

Redis Cache

File storage

Azure Files

GCP ( Google Cloud Platform)

Compute Service

App Engine
Docker Container registry Instant Groups
Compute Engine
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Knative Kubernetes Functions

Storage Service

Cloud Storage
Persistent Disk
Transfer Appliance
Transfer Service

AI/ML

Cloud Machine Learning Engine
Dialogflow Enterprise Edition
Cloud Natural Language Cloud Speech API
Cloud Translation API
Cloud Video Intelligence
Cloud Job Discovery (Private Beta)

Database Services

Cloud SQL
Cloud Bigtable
Cloud Spanner
Cloud Datastore

Backup Services

Nearline (frequently accessed data)
Coldline (infrequently accessed data)

Serverless Computing

Google Cloud Functions

Strength

Designed for cloud-native businesses
Commitment to open source and portability
Flexible contracts
DevOps expertise
Most cost-efficient

Networking

Cloud Virtual Network

Security

Cloud Security Command Center

Location

Presence in 22 regions and 61 zones

Documentation

High quality

Pricing/ Discount Options

GCP Credit of $300 for 12 months apart from a
sustained use discount of up to 30%

Caching

Cloud CDN

File storage

ZFS and Avere

AWS

Compute Service

AWS Beanstalk Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2 Auto-Scaling
Amazon Elastic Container Registry
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
Amazon Lightsail
AWS Serverless Application Repository
VMware Cloud for AWS AWS Batch
AWS Fargate AWS Lambda AWS Outposts
Elastic Load Balancing

Storage Service

Simple Storage Service (S3)
Elastic Block Storage (EBS)
Elastic File System (EFS)
Storage Gateway
Snowball
Snowball Edge
Snowmobile

AI/ML

SageMaker
Comprehend
Lex
Polly
Rekognition
Machine Learning
Translate
Transcribe
DeepLens
Deep Learning AMIs
Apache MXNet on AWS
TensorFlow on AWS

Database Services

Aurora
RDS
DynamoDB
ElastiCache
Redshift
Neptune
Database migration service

Backup Services

Glacier

Serverless Computing

Lambda
Serverless Application Repository

Strength

Dominant market position
Extensive, mature offerings
Support for large organizations
Global reach
Flexibility and a wider range of services

Networking

Virtual Network (VNET)

Security

AWS Security Hub

Location

77 availability zones within 24 geographic regions

Documentation

Best in class

Pricing/ Discount Options

One-year free trial along with a discount of up to 75% for a 1–3 year commitment

Caching

Elastic Cache

File storage

EFS

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