This document shows the most commonly used services across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
| Layer/Category | AWS | Azure | GCP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute | EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) | Virtual Machines (VMs) | Compute Engine |
| Storage | S3 (Simple Storage Service) | Blob Storage | Cloud Storage |
| Database (Relational) | RDS (Relational Database Service) | Azure SQL Database | Cloud SQL |
| Database (NoSQL) | DynamoDB | Cosmos DB | Firestore |
| Serverless Compute | Lambda | Azure Functions | Cloud Functions |
| Container Orchestration | ECS (Elastic Container Service) | Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) | Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) |
| Networking (VPC) | VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) | Virtual Network (VNet) | Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) |
| Load Balancer | ELB (Elastic Load Balancer) | Azure Load Balancer | Cloud Load Balancing |
| Identity & Access Management | IAM (Identity and Access Management) | Azure Active Directory (AAD) | Identity and Access Management (IAM) |
| Monitoring & Logging | CloudWatch | Azure Monitor | Operations Suite (formerly Stackdriver) |
| Machine Learning | SageMaker | Azure Machine Learning | AI Platform |
| Content Delivery Network | CloudFront | Azure CDN | Cloud CDN |
| Big Data | EMR (Elastic MapReduce) | Azure HDInsight | Dataproc |
| Data Warehouse | Redshift | Azure Synapse Analytics | BigQuery |
| Object Storage (Archive) | Glacier | Azure Blob Storage (Archive) | Coldline |
| Event Streaming | Kinesis | Event Grid | Pub/Sub |
| Serverless Database | Aurora Serverless | Azure SQL Database Serverless | Cloud SQL (Serverless) |
| Distributed Cache | ElastiCache | Azure Cache for Redis | Cloud Memorystore |
| Data Lakes | Lake Formation | Azure Data Lake Storage | Cloud Storage for Data Lakes |
| DNS Service | Route 53 | Azure DNS | Cloud DNS |
| API Gateway | API Gateway | Azure API Management | API Gateway |
| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | WorkSpaces | Azure Virtual Desktop | Virtual Desktops |
| Blockchain | Amazon Managed Blockchain | Azure Blockchain Service | Cloud Blockchain |
| IoT | AWS IoT Core | Azure IoT Hub | Cloud IoT Core |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | AWS AI Services (e.g., Polly, Rekognition) | Azure AI Services (e.g., Cognitive Services) | Google AI (e.g., Vision AI, Dialogflow) |
| Migration | AWS Migration Hub | Azure Migrate | Google Cloud Migration |
| Developer Tools | CodePipeline | Azure DevOps | Cloud Build |
| Edge Computing | AWS Wavelength | Azure Edge Zones | Anthos |
| App Integration | Step Functions | Azure Logic Apps | Cloud Composer |
| Backup & Recovery | AWS Backup | Azure Backup | Cloud Storage for Backup |
| Security | AWS Security Hub | Azure Security Center | Cloud Security Command Center |
| Content Management | Amazon S3 + CloudFront | Azure Blob Storage + CDN | Cloud Storage + Cloud CDN |