AWS vs Azure vs GCP

I'll update these tables as I keep learning more about AWS, Azure, GCP. The following info is derived from the official documentation of the public cloud providers -

Marketplace

Area	AWS	Azure	Google Cloud Platform
Marketplace	AWS Marketplace	Azure Marketplace	Cloud Launcher

Compute

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Virtual servers	Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) VMs	Azure Virtual Machines	Google Compute Engine
	Amazon Lightsail	Azure Virtual Machines & Images
Container management	EC2 Container Service (ECS)	Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (formerly  Azure Container Service)	Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE; formerly Google Container Engine)
	EC2 Container Registry	Azure Container Registry (Preview)	Google Container Registry
Microservice-based applications	None	Service Fabric
Backend process logic	Lambda	Functions	Google Cloud Functions
	Lambda @ Edge	None
Job orchestration	AWS Batch	Azure Batch
Scalability	AWS Auto Scaling	Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) Azure App Service Scale Capability (PAAS) Azure AutoScaling
Predefined templates	AWS Quick Start	Azure Quickstart templates

Storage

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Object storage	Simple Storage Services (S3)	Azure Storage—Block Blob (for content logs, files) (Standard—Hot)	Google Cloud Storage Standard
Virtual Server disk infrastructure	Elastic Block Store (EBS)	Azure Storage Disk—Page Blobs (for VHDs or other random-write type data) Azure Storage Disks—Premium Storage	Google Persistent Disk
Shared file storage	Elastic File System	Azure File Storage (file share between VMs)	Cloud Filestore
Archiving—cool storage	S3 IA Glacier	Azure Storage—Hot, Cool, Archive Tier	Google Cloud Storage Nearline, Coldline
Backup	None	Azure Backup
Hybrid storage	Storage Gateway	StorSimple
Bulk data transfer	AWS Import/Export Disk	Import/Export	Storage Transfer Service
	AWS Import/Export Snowball AWS Snowball Edge AWS Snowmobile	Azure Data Box
Disaster recovery	None	Site recovery

Networking & Content Delivery

Area	AWS	Azure	Google Cloud Platform
Cloud virtual networking	Virtual Private Cloud	Virtual Network	Virtual Private Cloud
Cross-premises connectivity	AWS VPC Gateway	Azure VPN Gateway
Domain name system management	Route 53	Azure DNS	Google Cloud DNS
	Route 53	Traffic Manager
Content delivery network	CloudFront	Azure Content Delivery Network	Cloud CDN
Dedicated network	Direct Connect	ExpressRoute	Cloud Interconnect
Load balancing	Elastic Load Balancing	Load Balancer Application Gateway	Cloud Load Balancing (HTTP/HTTPS Load Balancing and Network Load Balancing)

Database

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Relational database	RDS	SQL Database Azure Database for MySQL Azure Database for PostgreSQL	Cloud SQL Cloud Spanner
NoSQL—document storage	DynamoDB	Cosmos DB	Google Cloud Datastore Cloud Bigtable
NoSQL—key/value storage	DynamoDB and SimpleDB	Table Storage	Cloud Datastore
Caching	ElastiCache	Azure Redis Cache	Cloud MemoryStore
Database migration	Database Migration Service (Preview)	SQL Database Migration Wizard Azure Database Migration Service (Preview)

Analytics and big data

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Elastic data warehouse	Redshift	SQL Data Warehouse	Google BigQuery
Big data processing	Elastic MapReduce (EMR)	HDInsight	Cloud Dataflow Cloud Dataproc
Data orchestration	Data Pipeline	Data Factory
	AWS Glue	Data Factory + Data Category
Analytics	Kinesis Data Analytics	Stream Analytics Data Lake Analytics Data Lake Store	BigQuery
Visualization	QuickSight	PowerBI	Google Data Studio
	None	Power BI Embedded
Search	Elasticsearch Service	Marketplace—Elasticsearch
	CloudSearch	Azure Search
Machine learning	Amazon ML SageMaker	ML Studio Azure Machine Learning services	Cloud AutoML (Beta) Google ML Engine
Data discovery	None	Data Catalog
	Amazon Athena	Data Lake Analytics

Intelligence

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Conversational user interfaces virtual personal assistant	Alexa Skills Kits	Cortana Intelligence Suite —Cortana Integration
		Microsoft Bot Framework + Azure Bot Service
Speech recognition	Amazon Lex	Bing Speech API	Speech API, Translation API
		Language Understanding Intelligent Service (LUIS)
		Speaker Recognition API
		Custom Recognition Intelligent Service (CRIS)
Language	Amazon Comprehend	Text Analytics API	Google Natural Language
Text to Speech	Amazon Polly	Bing Speech API	Cloud Text-to-speech
Visual recognition	Amazon Rekognition	Computer Vision API	Vision API
		Face API
		Emotions API
		Video API

Internet of things (IoT)

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Internet of Things	AWS IoT Other Services (Kinesis, Machine Learning, EMR, Data Pipeline, SNS, QuickSight)	Azure IoT Suite (IoT Hub, Machine Learning, Stream Analytics, Notification Hubs, PowerBI)	Cloud IoT Core
	AWS IoT	Azure IoT Hub
	AWS Greengrass - Software for Connected Devices	Azure IoT Gateway SDK/IoT Edge
Streaming data	Kinesis Firehose Kinesis Streams	Event Hubs	Google Cloud Pub/Sub

Management & monitoring

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Cloud advisor	Trusted Advisor	Azure Advisor
Deployment orchestration (DevOps)	OpsWorks (Chef-based)	Azure Automation
	CloudFormation	Azure Resource Manager (ARM) VM extensions Azure Automation	Cloud Deployment Manager
Management & monitoring (DevOps)	CloudWatch	Azure portal Azure Monitor	Cloud Monitoring Cloud Logging Stackdriver Monitoring
	CloudWatch	Visual Studio Application Insights
	AWS X-Ray	Azure Application Insights + Azure Monitor	Cloud Monitoring Google Cloud Logging
	AWS Usage and Billing Report	Azure Billing API	Cloud Billing API
Audit Logs	CloudTrail	Azure Usage API	Stackdriver Logging
Browser-Based Command Line		Azure Cloud Shell	Cloud Shell
	AWS Management Console	Azure Portal
Administration	AWS Application Discovery Service	Azure Log Analytics in Operations Management Suite
	Amazon EC2 Systems Manager	Microsoft Operations Management Suite—Automation and Control functionalities
	AWS Personal Health Dashboard	Azure Resource Health (Preview)
	Third Party	Azure Storage Explorer

Mobile services

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Pro app development	Mobile Hub	Mobile Apps Xamarin Apps	Firebase (FB)
	Mobile SDK	Mobile Apps	Cloud Tools for Android
	Cognito	Mobile Apps AAD B2C	FB Authentication
App testing	AWS Device Farm	Xamarin Test Cloud (front end)	FB Test Lab
Analytics	Mobile Analytics	HockeyApp Application Insights	FB Analytics
Enterprise mobility management	None	Intune

Security, identity, and access

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Authentication and authorization	Identity and Access Management (IAM)	Azure Active Directory Azure Active Directory Premium Managed Service Identity	Google Cloud Identity & Access Management (Cloud IAM) Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy
	AWS Organizations	Azure Subscription and Service Management + Azure RBAC	Google Cloud Resource Manager
	Multi-Factor Authentication	Multi-Factor Authentication
Information protection	None	Azure Information Protection
Encryption	Server-side encryption with Amazon S3 Key Management Service	Azure Storage Service Encryption
	Key Management Service CloudHSM	Key Vault	Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS)
Firewall	Web Application Firewall	Application Gateway Web  Application Firewall (preview)
Security	Inspector	Security Center	Google Cloud Security Scanner
	Certificate Manager	App Service Certificates available on the Portal
Directory services	AWS Directory Service + Windows Server Active Directory on AWS	Azure Active Directory Domain Services + Windows Server Active Directory on Azure IaaS
	None	Azure Active Directory B2C
	AWS Directory Service	Windows Server Active Directory
Compliance	AWS Artifact	Microsoft Service Trust Portal
Security	AWS Shield	Azure Marketplace—Security DDoS Protection Service

Developer tools

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Media transcoding	Elastic Transcoder	Media Services	Zync
Email	Simple Email Service (SES)	Marketplace—Email
Messaging	Simple Queue Service (SQS)	Azure Queue Storage
Messaging	Simple Queue Service (SQS)	Service Bus Queues, Topics, Relays	Cloud Pub/Sub
Workflow	Simple Workflow Service (SWF)	Logic Apps
API management	API Gateway	API Management	Cloud Endpoints
Enterprise app integration	None	BizTalk Services
Backend process logic	Lambda	Web Jobs
Application development	None	Logic Apps (App Service)
	Elastic Beanstalk	Web Apps (App Service) Cloud Services API Apps (App Service)	Google App Engine
	CodeDeploy CodeCommit CodePipeline	Visual Studio Team Services Azure DevOps	Spinnaker Source Repositories Cloud Build
	AWS Developer Tools	Azure Developer Tools
	None	Power Apps
App testing	None	Azure Dev/Test Labs (backend)
App customer payment service	Amazon Flexible Payment Service and Amazon Dev Pay	None
Game development (cloud-based tools)	GameLift	None
	Lumberyard	None
DevOps	AWS CodeBuild	Visual Studio Team Services
Backend process logic	AWS Step Functions	Azure Logic Apps (App Service)
Programmatic access	Command Line Interface	Azure Command Line Interface (CLI) Azure PowerShell	gcloud

Enterprise integration

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Enterprise app integration	none	Azure Biztalk services
Enterprise application services	none	Dynamics 365
	Amazon WorkMail Amazon WorkDocs	Office 365	Google Docs Gmail
Content management in the cloud	None	SharePoint Online
Shared Storage	Amazon Drive	OneDrive	Google Drive
Managed Windows desktop	Workspaces
Commercial PAAS-IAAS-DBaaS framework	AWS Outposts	Azure Stack	GKE On-Prem

Miscellaneous

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Regions (changes dynamically)	22+ geographic Regions, 69 Availability Zones	50+ regions, 10 AZs	20 regions, 61 zones
Hypervisor	Xen and KVM	Hyper-V	KVM
Free trial	Free tier available for 12 months	30-day trial	$300 free credit to spend over 12 months
Documentation	AWS Documentation	Azure Documentation	GCP Documentation
Pricing calculator	Simple Monthly Calculator TCO Calculator	Azure Pricing Calculator	GCP Calculator
Pricing Options	On-Demand Spot Instances  Reserved Instances Dedicated Hosts	Pay As You Go  Reserved VM instances  Azure Hybrid Benefit  Dev/Test Labs  Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA)	Sustained Use Discounts Preemptible VM Instances (similar to AWS's Spot Instances)  Committed Use Discounts (similar to AWS Reserved Instances or Azure Reserved VMs)
Up-time Status	Service Health Dashboard	Azure Status	Google Cloud Status Dashboard
Representative Customers & Case Studies	Netflix, Expedia...	Bank of America, NBC...	Spotify, Best Buy...

Cloud Migration Solutions

Area	AWS	Azure	GCP
Native	Import/Export - Snowball/Snowmobile  Server Migrations Service (SMS)  Database Migration Service (DMS)  RDS Migration tool	Azure Import Export Azure Migrate Azure Site Recovery (ASR)  Azure Database Migration Service Data Migration Assistant	CloudEndure/GCP VM Migration Service Data Import/Export
Third party	Racemi ATADATA ATAmotion RiverMeadow	Racemi ATADATA ATAmotion	ATADATA ATAmotion

Lasted updated: 7-Sep-2019

References:

Mapping of Google Cloud services to similar offerings in AWS & Azure
Map Microsoft Azure services to Google Cloud Platform products
Map AWS services to Google Cloud Platform products
Azure Documentation: AWS to Azure services comparison
Public Cloud Services Comparison
AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud Pricing: Compute Instances
AWS vs Azure Services
The Google Cloud Developer Cheat Sheet
Face Recognition: Kairos vs Microsoft vs Google vs Amazon vs OpenCV