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AWS vs Google Cloud vs Azure
The three big clouds offer similar building blocks under different names. The choice usually comes down to your team's experience, the ecosystem you already use and a few standout services.
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| Compare | AWS | Google Cloud | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Known for | Breadth of services and market share | Data, AI and containers | Microsoft and enterprise fit |
| Virtual servers | EC2 | Compute Engine | Virtual Machines |
| Serverless | Lambda | Cloud Run and Cloud Run functions | Azure Functions |
| File storage | S3 | Cloud Storage | Blob Storage |
| Kubernetes | EKS | GKE | AKS |
| AI models | Bedrock | Vertex AI and Gemini | OpenAI models through Azure |
| New account offer | Up to $200 in credits; free plan up to six months | $300 credit for 90 days | $200 credit for 30 days |
| Regions in India | Mumbai, Hyderabad | Mumbai, Delhi | Pune, Chennai, Mumbai |
| Watch out for | Complex billing and egress fees | Fewer third-party guides | Many overlapping services |
How to choose between AWS, Google Cloud and Azure
- Pick AWS when you need its range of services, or when your team already knows it.
- Pick Google Cloud for Cloud Run, BigQuery and Gemini, or when the app already uses Firebase.
- Pick Azure when the organisation runs on Microsoft 365, Entra ID and .NET.
The options
- AWSAmazon's cloud platform, which offers more than 200 services, from virtual servers and databases to storage, email and AI.
- Google CloudGoogle's cloud platform, known for data, AI and containers, and the infrastructure that Firebase runs on.
- AzureMicrosoft's cloud platform, popular with companies that already run on Windows, .NET and Microsoft 365, and a home for OpenAI's models in the cloud.
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